Bluegrass region

38°00′N 84°30′W / 38.0°N 84.5°W / 38.0; -84.5

Regions of Kentucky, with the Bluegrass region in the northern part of the state

The Bluegrass region is a geographic region in the U.S. state of Kentucky. It makes up the central and northern part of the state, roughly bounded by the cities of Frankfort, Paris, Richmond and Stanford.^[1] It is part of the Interior Low Plateaus ecoregion.

"Bluegrass": The seed pods go from green to purplish blue to brown. During the purplish blue phase the seed stems have a dark blue coating.

"Bluegrass" is a common name given in the United States for grass of the Poa genus, the most famous being the Kentucky bluegrass.^[2] Despite its name, Kentucky Bluegrass is native to Europe and was likely introduced around 1600.^[3]^[4]

^ Hammon, Neal O. "Early Kentucky Land Records, 1773–1780". Genealogy Trails History Group. Genealogy Trails. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
^ Dag Ryen (letter to the editor) (June 3, 1993). "What Makes Kentucky's Bluegrass Blue". The New York Times. p. 22. Retrieved 2018-06-15. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
^ "Kentucky Bluegrass". TruGreen.
^ "Kentucky Bluegrass" (PDF). library.nd.gov.

[Hammon-1] Hammon, Neal O. "Early Kentucky Land Records, 1773–1780". Genealogy Trails History Group. Genealogy Trails. Retrieved 24 March 2019.

[2] Dag Ryen (letter to the editor) (June 3, 1993). "What Makes Kentucky's Bluegrass Blue". The New York Times. p. 22. Retrieved 2018-06-15. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)

[3] "Kentucky Bluegrass". TruGreen.

[4] "Kentucky Bluegrass" (PDF). library.nd.gov.

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Bluegrass region

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