Roughstalk bluegrass
Scientific Name: Poa trivialis L.

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LIFE CYCLE:  Cool-season perennial; propagated by seed and creeping stolons.

MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS*:  Leaf texture similar to Kentucky bluegrass; however, it has a long membranous ligule (A), and creeping stolons; seedhead is oblong panicle; grows in patches.

LOCATION:  Usually in shaded turf areas.

*Characteristics Diagram