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Supine bluegrass

Poa supina

Also called Supina Bluegrass, Bluegrass

Supine bluegrass
Photo: Petr Filippov, CC BY-SA 3.0

Supine bluegrass is a low, creeping grass in the bluegrass genus, valued as a turf grass where shade and foot traffic are problems. It tolerates shade and wear better than many turfgrasses, so it suits sports fields and difficult areas.

Family
Poaceae (Grass family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Part shade, Shade
Water
Water regularly during dry spells so the turf stays green, avoiding waterlogged soil.
Soil
Tolerates a range of soils; moist, well-drained loam suits it best.
Temperature
Cool to temperate conditions suit it; it tolerates cold winters, and heat stress is the main limit.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Native range
Morocco, Europe to Mongolia and Himalaya
Climate
temperate

About

Poa supina is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Poaceae.

Its native range is Morocco, Europe to Mongolia and Himalaya.

Other Poa plants

Catalina grass · Catalina grass · Short bluegrass · Limestone Cushion Poa · Poa acinaciphylla · Grass Lane Cove River · Alpigene Bluegrass · Alpine bluegrass · Grove bluegrass · Hartz's Bluegrass · Narrow-leaved meadow-grass · Annual Meadow Grass

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Poa supina by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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