Poaceae

Rough bluegrass

Poa trivialis L.

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Poa

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Rough bluegrass (Poa trivialis) — FlowerPhoto: Jeremy Buegge, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (24)

Arabic: قبأ خشن
arz: قبا خشن
Bangla: ঘাসপাখি
Belarusian: Метлюжок звычайны, Амяла, Мурава, Мятлюк, Мятлік, Пырэй
Bulgarian: Обикновена ливадина, Броеничеста ливадина
Chinese: 普通早熟禾, 粗莖早熟禾, 欧早熟禾
Czech: Lipnice obecná
Danish: Almindelig Rapgræs
Dutch: Ruw beemdgras, Ruwbeemd, Ruwbeemdgras
English: Rough bluegrass
Esperanto: Ordinara poo
Finnish: Karheanurmikka
French: Pâturin commun, Paturin commun
German: Gewöhnliches Rispengras, Gemeines Rispengras
hsb: Drapata lipnica, Pizr, Wšědna lipnica
Lithuanian: Paprastoji miglė
Macedonian: Обична ливадарка
os: Фæсалæфсир
Persian: چمن معمولی
Polish: Wiechlina zwyczajna
Romanian: Șuvar de munte
Swedish: Kärrgröe, Betes-grö, Betesgrö
Turkish: Meadow-grass
Ukrainian: Тонконіг звичайний

Synonyms

Aira semineutra Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.
Aira semineutra Waldst. & Kit.
Phalaris semineutra (Waldst. & Kit.) Roem. & Schult.
Poa angustifolia Ucria
Poa ariguensis Steud.
Poa attica Boiss. & Heldr.
Poa attica var. gaditana Pérez-Lara ex Willk.
Poa biflora Ferat ex Gillet & Magne
Poa callida Rydb.
Poa dubia Leers
Poa feratiana Boiss. & Reut.
Poa kitaibelii Schult.
Poa modesta Phil.
Poa nemoralis subsp. feratiana (Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman
Poa palustris Wohll.
Poa panicea Willd. ex Spreng.
Poa perouini Boiss.
Poa pichinchensis Hack.
Poa pollinensis N.Terracc.
Poa portalii H.Scholz
Poa pratensis subsp. attica (Boiss. & Heldr.) Rech.f.
Poa pratensis var. attica (Boiss. & Heldr.) Rech.f.
Poa pseudohybrida Schur
Poa scabra Ehrh.
Poa scabra var. subviscosa Pauquy
Poa semineutra (Waldst. & Kit.) Trin.
Poa setacea Huds.
Poa stolonifera Muhl.
Poa sylvicola Guss.
Poa trachyphylla Hack.
Poa tristriata Steven
Poa trivialis f. humilis (Schur) Ghisa & Beldie
Poa trivialis f. pallescens Stebler & Volkart
Poa trivialis f. prorepens (Schur) Ghisa & Beldie
Poa trivialis prol. majorica F.Hermann
Poa trivialis subsp. feratiana (Boiss. & Reut.) A.M.Hern.
Poa trivialis subsp. latifolia (Schur) Portal
Poa trivialis subsp. rufescens Gremli
Poa trivialis subsp. semineutra (Waldst. & Kit.) Portal
Poa trivialis subsp. sylvicola (Guss.) H.Lindb.

and 39 more.

Flowers

In flower: April to June, November to December (from 69 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: yellow (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Greenland: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Jeremy Buegge, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Colin Meurk, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Joe Dillon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Petr Harant, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: nicolagilio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: pete_gateley, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Jacques Maréchal, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Jose Gutierrez Higa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.