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Broad-Leaved Meadow-Grass

Broad-Leaved Meadow-Grass

Poa chaixii

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How common: Common

Invasive alien species

Broad-Leaved Meadow-Grass is a perennial, tuft-forming grass native to Europe. It is often seen in parks, lawns, and nearby woodlands, producing fairly compact, branched flower heads during the growing season. Its blue‑green, relatively broad leaves give it a distinctive look among meadow-grasses.

Did you know?

  • Its leaves are broader than those of many other Poa species, inspiring its common name.
  • It can hybridize with closely related meadow-grasses, which can blur identification in the field.

About the species

Identification

A tall, dense, tussock-forming grass with blue‑green foliage. Leaves are noticeably broader than in many Poa species and end in a short point; the ligule is comparatively short. The inflorescence is a usually fairly compact, branched panicle bearing spikelets with several florets. It can resemble some other meadow-grasses, but its bluish tone and broader leaves help distinguish it; flowering typically occurs in the warmer months, followed by small grass seeds in the spikelets.

Plant group

Grasses, sedges and rushes

Habitat

heath forest, herb-rich forest, yards and roadsides

Flowering

Jun–Jul

About the habitat

Found in managed grasslands such as lawns and parklands, as well as light woodlands and forest edges across temperate parts of Europe.

Sources

Photo: T. Pedro Hafermann, CC0 1.0 https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/5828153507

Text: FinBIF species descriptions + Wikipedia (Finnish), FinBIF: CC BY 4.0; Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0 https://laji.fi/taxon/MX.40467

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