Poa is a genus of about 570 species of grasses, native to the temperate regions of both hemispheres. Common names include meadow-grass, bluegrass, tussock, and speargrass. Poa is Greek for 'fodder'. P
"Bluegrass": The seed pods go from green to purplish blue to brown. During the purplish blue phase the seed stems have a navy-blue coating.
Poa trivialis (rough meadow-grass), showing the ligule structure
Poa colensoi, the blue tussock, is a species of cool-season grass in the family Poaceae, endemic to New Zealand. It is considered the native grass species with the highest potential for use in high al