Poaceae

Douglas' bluegrass

Poa douglasii Nees

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Poa

Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants

Douglas' bluegrass: Poa douglasii at Abbotts Lagoon, Point Reyes National Seashore (Marin County, California, US). "Photos copyrighted as, "Robert Steers/NPS," are public domain an — Photo: Robert Steers/NPS, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free

Common names

By language (1)

English: Douglas' bluegrass

Synonyms

Brizopyrum douglasii Hook. & Arn.
Poa californica Steud.
Poa douglasii subsp. douglasii

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Robert Steers/NPS, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

More in Poa

Kentucky bluegrassPoa pratensisPoaceae
Annual bluegrassPoa annuaPoaceae
Wood bluegrassPoa nemoralisPoaceae
Rough bluegrassPoa trivialisPoaceae
Bulbous bluegrassPoa bulbosaPoaceae
Alpine bluegrassPoa alpinaPoaceae
Canada bluegrassPoa compressaPoaceae
Fowl bluegrassPoa palustrisPoaceae
Broadleaf bluegrassPoa chaixiiPoaceae
Poa remotaPoaceae
Narrow-leaved meadow-grassPoa angustifoliaPoaceae
Supine bluegrassPoa supinaPoaceae

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.