Poa pratensis

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q147783
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Summary

Poa pratensis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.58% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,563 views/month, #1,137 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[4]
  • Parent taxon: Poa[5]
  • Taxon name: Poa pratensis[6]
  • Subclass of: perennial plant[7], herbaceous plant[8]
  • Has use: medicinal plant[9]
  • Commons category: Poa pratensis[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Poa pratensis[11]
  • Commons gallery: Poa pratensis[12]
  • Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 9(2)[13]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=28996[14]
  • Short name: P. pratensis[15]
  • Taxon common name: gweunwellt llyfn[16], Kentucky bluegrass[17], lipnice luční[18], Grama de prados[19], Vallarsveifgras[20], Wiechlina łąkowa[21], Çayır salkım otu[22], Poa Común[23], Zacate Poa[24], Pâturin des prés[25], Smooth Meadow-grass[26], 草地早熟禾[27], Veldbeemdgras[28], Wiesen-Rispengras[29]
  • Uses: C4 carbon fixation[30]
  • NatureServe conservation status: secure[31]

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Identifiers

Poa pratensis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 60307[32]. Poa pratensis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4545[33]. Poa pratensis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1114583[34]. Poa pratensis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2704178[35]. Poa pratensis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 41088[36].

Why It Matters

Poa pratensis has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id → poa-pratensis
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  2. 6w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Flora croatica database taxon id → 7655
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  3. 7w ago · Argo Navis · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Flora croatica database taxon id → 7655
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  4. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → species
    Uses → —
    Aliases → —
    Uses → C4 carbon fixation
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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