Poa annua - Annual Meadow Grass

Family:	Gramineae
Habit:	Annual
Height:	0.3
Width:	0.2
Synonyms:
Range:	Cosmopolitan, throughout the whole world, including Britain, but only on mountains in the tropics.

Poa annua (Annual Meadow Grass) is a Annual which grows to a height of 0.3m and a width of 0.2m . It has a hardness rating of 5and is vunerable to frost.
Annual Meadow Grass will flower in August to May. the seeds ripen from October to May
The flowers from this plant are hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and they are pollinated by Wind, self, cleistogamous

Soil Information

Annual Meadow Grass will grow in light (sandy),medium (loamy),hard (clay) soil. It is / is important for the soil to be well drained.
The soil prefers the following PH / acid levels :
- pH of less than 6, Acidic soils
- pH between 6 and 8, Neutral soils
- pH greater than 8, Basic soils
Annual Meadow Grass prefers moist soils

Ideal Planting Locations

Annual Meadow Grass should not be planted in shady areas.

Waste places, cultivated land, grassland etc[17].

Planting places suited to this plant described below.

• Planted in the lawn
• Suits a meadow

Cultivation Details

A very easily grown plant, it succeeds in any well-drained moderately fertile soil in a sunny position[1]. Tolerates very acid soils[1]. This plant is a very common garden weed and will not usually require cultivation. An important food plant for the caterpillars of many species of butterfly[30]. It is often found growing in close cut lawns[1]. The seed drops very readily from the plant so it is difficult to harvest[1]. This also means that the seed is spread very easily, making the plant even more difficult to eradicate[K].

Edible Uses*

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Edible Rating: 0/5
None known

Medicinal Uses*

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Medicinal Rating: 0/5
None known

Propagation

Seed - there should be no problem with having to sow this plant since it does the job very effectively without our help.

Known Hazards

None known

Other Uses

None known

Cultivars

no recorded cultivars

References

Flora of the British Isles.
Clapham, Tootin and Warburg.
Author: Clapham, Tootin and Warburg.
Rating:
Publisher : A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
Date of Publication : 1962

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