Poa palustris L. is a plant in the Poaceae family, order Poales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Poa palustris L.

Poa palustris L.

Poa palustris L. is a native grass of Asia, Europe, and Northern America used for fodder, forage, erosion control, and revegetation.

Family
Genus
Poa
Order
Poales
Class
Liliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Poa palustris L.

Poa palustris L. is a grass species, and it has several common names: fowl bluegrass, fowl meadowgrass, swamp meadowgrass, and woodland bluegrass. It is native to Asia, Europe, and Northern America. This plant is used as fodder and forage, and it is also employed for erosion control and revegetation projects.

Photo: (c) Игорь Поспелов, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Игорь Поспелов · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Poales Poaceae Poa

More from Poaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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