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Bluegrass (grass)

Bluegrass
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: 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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