In order to determine the dynamic changes of nitrogen compounds in Poa pratensis with different growth stages and its relationship with rhizome expansion,three wild Poa pratensis with significant differences in rhi‐ zome expansion ability were used as materials to measure the indexes of rhizome expansion and nitrogen metabolism at different growth stages. The results showed that the rhizoid expansion of Poa pratensis mainly occurred from re‐ greening stage to heading stage,during which the tiller numbers of LZYZ,DXWY and DXAD increased by 176. 08%,127. 13% and 65. 90%,respectively and the number of rhizomes increased by 662. 14%,544. 94% and 429. 41%,respectively. The results also implied that the aboveground biomass accumulated rapidly from jointing stage to heading stage,and the absolute aboveground biomass growth rates of the three materials were 136. 22, 78. 71 and 68. 33 g/(plant ? d),respectively. There were two rapid accumulation periods of rhizome biomass. One was from jointing stage to heading stage,in which the absolute growth rates of rhizome biomass of the three materials were 26. 33,13. 48 and 4. 42 g/(plant ? d). The other was from mature stage to withering stage,in which the abso‐ lute growth rates of the three materials at this stage were 45. 39,35. 11 and 16. 26 g/(plant ? d)respectively. The re‐ sults further indicated that nitrate nitrogen(NO3- ‐N)content and nitrate reductase(NR)activity showed a single peak curve with the growth stage,and the peaks appeared at jointing stage and heading stage,respectively. The con‐ tent of free amino acids showed a "rise‐decline‐rise" pattern,with the peak appearing in heading stage and increasing in withering stage. The activities of glutamine synthase(GS)and glutamate synthase(GOGAT)showed a double‐ peak curve,and the peaks were at heading stage and maturity stage,respectively. The activity of glutamate dehydro‐ genase(GDH)was low in early growth stage,increased rapidly from flowering stage to maturity stage,reached the the maximum in the mature stage,and remained high in withering stage. Correlation analysis showed that the growth rates of each index of Poa pratensis rhizome expansion were significantly or positively correlated with NO3- ‐N,free amino acids,NR,GS and GOGAT,and negatively correlated with GDH activity. Therefore,the higher the nitrate nitrogen and free amino acid contents in the rhizome of Poa pratensis,the higher the activities of NR,GS and GOGAT,the lower the activities of GDH,and the more conducive to the rhizome expansion. The results of this study provide a theoretical basis for the regulation mechanism of rhizome expansion and rational fertilization of Poa pratensis.