Poa annua
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Poa annua

Annual Meadow-grass

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Poa annua, or annual meadow grass (known in America more commonly as annual bluegrass or simply poa), is a widespread low-growing turfgrass in temperate climates. Though P. annua is commonly considered a solely annual plant due to its name, perennial bio-types do exist. Poa (πόα) is Greek for "fodder". It is one of the sweetest grasses for green fodder, but less useful than hay. This grass may have originated as a hybrid between Poa supina and...

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Seasonality

Only 1 phenology-annotated observation exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.

Gallery · 2 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 48 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 93 · GBIF 75 records
Keauhou · HawaiʻiiNat 9 · GBIF 10 ✓
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 10 · GBIF 8 ✓
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 6 · GBIF 7 ✓
Mākaha · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 4 ✓
Humuʻula · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 4 ✓
Kaloko · HawaiʻiiNat 5 · GBIF 3 ✓
ʻŌlaʻa · HawaiʻiiNat 7 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waipiʻo · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 4 ✓
Kamananui · OʻahuiNat 5 · GBIF 2 ✓
Honuaʻula · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 1 ✓
Honouliuli · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kalialinui · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Papaʻanui · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiʻanae · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kahanui · MolokaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Puʻukapu · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kamaʻole · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kēōkea · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keālia · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Honokua · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waimano · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiākea · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kalihi · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓