Poa flexuosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Poinae
Genus: Poa
Species: Poa flexuosa
Subspeciesː P. f. subsp. consauliae – P. f. subsp. fernaldiana – P. f. subsp. flexuosa

Poa flexuosa Sm., Fl. Brit. 1: 101 (1800) 101

Homotypic
- Poa laxa var. flexuosa (Sm.) Hartm. in Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1818: 150 (1818)
- Poa laxa subsp. flexuosa (Sm.) Hyl. in Uppsala Univ. Årsskr. 7: 78 (1945)

Poa flexuosa Roxb. in Fl. Ind. 1: 340 (1820), nom. illeg. vide Eragrostis cilianensis (All.) Vignolo ex Janch. in Mitt. Naturwiss. Vereins Univ. Wien 5: 110 (1907)
Poa flexuosa Schleich. ex Gaudin in Alpina 3: 40 (1808), nom. illeg. vide Poa cenisia All. in Auct. Fl. Pedem.: 40 (1789)
Poa flexuosa Muhl. in Descr. Gram.: 148 (1817), nom. illeg. vide Poa autumnalis Muhl. ex Elliott in Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 159 (1816)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Europe Regionalː Western Europe Great Britain, Iceland, Norway, Sweden Continental: Northern America Regionalː Canada Greenland, Labrador, Newfoundland, Nunavut, Québec Regionalː Northeastern USA Maine, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Smith, J.E. 1800. Flora Britannica. Vol. 1. London: J. Davis. Gallica Reference page. 1:101.

Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page.
Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Poa flexuosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 29. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Poa flexuosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 December 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Poa flexuosa. Published online. Accessed: December 29 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Poa flexuosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: December 29. Reference page.