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Bluegrass (grass)

Bluegrass

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Liliopsida
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Genus:	Poa

Species

Poa pratensis - Kentucky bluegrass[?]
Full List of Poa species

Bluegrass refers to a genus of grasses, some of which look bluish when in flower. The term often refers to a particular species, Kentucky bluegrass[?], Poa pratensis, that is commonly grown in central Kentucky and in lawns throughout the eastern United States.

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