Bulbous Bluegrass (Poa bulbosa) is a close relative everyone's favorite lawn species, Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis). Well, maybe not everyone's favorite, but a very popular and widespread turf grass species.
P. bulbosa can be found in most states, and is very common in my neighborhood here in SLC. This grass has a very distinct inflorescence. Inflorescence is a fancy name for a cluster of flowers for grasses. P. bulbosa flowers very quickly, so there is little need to be able to identify it from the leaves alone, and its inflorescence is so distinctive that once it flowers, it can be easily identified. As the inflorescence ages it opens up creating a wild look. P. bulbosa also has a bulbous section at the base of its stem giving it its name.
P. bulbosa is in the family Poaceae, which is the grass family. It is a perennial monocot. Generally it grows in bunches.
P. bulbosa can be found in most states, and is very common in my neighborhood here in SLC. This grass has a very distinct inflorescence. Inflorescence is a fancy name for a cluster of flowers for grasses. P. bulbosa flowers very quickly, so there is little need to be able to identify it from the leaves alone, and its inflorescence is so distinctive that once it flowers, it can be easily identified. As the inflorescence ages it opens up creating a wild look. P. bulbosa also has a bulbous section at the base of its stem giving it its name.
P. bulbosa is in the family Poaceae, which is the grass family. It is a perennial monocot. Generally it grows in bunches.