Apomixis
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1. A form of reproduction of viable embryos without the union of male or female gametes.
Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis) is an apomictic turfgrass. Each offspring is genetically identical to the mother. This is a Kentucky bluegrass space planting where individual seeds of a cultivar were planted in a row. Look how identical each clump looks to the one above it.
Source: Ohio State University Turfgrass Program