Details for: PI 701401, Poa pratensis L., 'Matchless'


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Poa pratensis L.
Cultivar:
'Matchless'
Origin:
Developed – Washington, United States
Received by NPGS:
23 Nov 2022
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Poa pratensis L.
Cultivar:
'Matchless'
Origin:
Developed – Washington, United States
Received by NPGS:
23 Nov 2022
Improvement Status:
Cultivar
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Perennial
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Source History
Developed

Washington, United States

Developer(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
'Matchless'
Type: Cultivar name

Narrative
Poa pratensis L.
Genus:
Poa
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Poinae
Nomen number:

28996
Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:67. 1753, nom. cons.
Comment:
conserved (nom. cons.) with a conserved type (Shenzhen ICN Art. 14.9 & App. IV)
Verified:
05/13/1992 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Poa pratensis L. subsp. agassizensis (B. Boivin & D. Löve) Roy L. Taylor & MacBryde (0 active accession[s])
Poa pratensis L. subsp. alpigena (Blytt) Hiitonen (2 active accession[s])
Poa pratensis L. subsp. angustifolia (L.) Arcang. (86 active accession[s])
Poa pratensis L. subsp. colpodea (Th. Fr.) Tzvelev (0 active accession[s])
Poa pratensis L. subsp. pratensis (8 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishEnglish meadow grass  1Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
EnglishKentucky bluegrass  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishsmooth meadow grass  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Frenchpâturin des prés  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanWiesenrispengras  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Italianerba fienarola  2International Seed Testing Association. 1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Japanese Rōmajinagahagusa  2Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Portuguesecapim-do-campo  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishgrama de prados  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishpoa común  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishzacate poa  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishängsgröe  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transcribed Chinesecao di zao shu he  2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Transcribed Koreanwangpoapul  2Lee, Y. N. 1997. Flora of Korea.
Transliterated Russianmjatlik lugovoj  2Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
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  • Non Genetically-Engineered Organism: Per Deposit Form. 23 Nov 2022.
Pathogens
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Citations
Pedigree
Description:
Maternal Parent: Kenblue Kentucky Bluegrass (a common Midwest ecotype) Paternal Source: Open-pollinated from a nursery in Pullman, WA
Intellectual Property Rights
Journal of Plant Registration. CV-102, BLUEGRASS.
  • Neff, M., X. Xin, J. Schnore, C. Golob, and A. Hulbert. 2025. Registration of ‘Matchless’ Kentucky Bluegrass. J. Pl. Registr. 19(1):e20398 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/plr2.20398.