Autumn Bluegrass

Poa autumnalis Muhl. ex Elliott

Grass family

Plant Type

Graminoid

Life Cycle

Perennial

Mature Height

18 inches

Spread

17 inches

Flower Color

Green

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use Medium

Drought Tolerance Low

Flood Tolerance Low

Soil

Soil Types Loam, Sand

CaCO3 Tolerance Medium

Fertility Need Medium

Stress Tolerance

Fire Tolerance High

Salt Tolerance None

Climate

pH Range 5.8 – 6.9

Frost-Free Days 180 days

Precipitation 36 – 60 in

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Wind

Fall Color No

Evergreen No

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
DEN: Greenland
CAN: Nunavut, Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N), GL (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.