Poa paucispicula

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 paucispicula

Poa paucispicula Scribn. & Merr., Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13: 69 (1910)

Homotypic
- Poa leptocoma var. paucispicula (Scribn. & Merr.) C.L.Hitchc. in Vasc. Pl. Pacif. N. W. 1: 667 (1969)
- Poa leptocoma subsp. paucispicula (Scribn. & Merr.) Tzvelev in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 9: 54 (1972)
Heterotypic
- Poa glacialis Scribn. & Merr. in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 13: 68 (1910), nom. illeg.
- Poa merrilliana Hitchc. in Amer. J. Bot. 2: 309 (1915)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- Regionalː Northwestern USA
  - Alaska
- Regionalː Western Central USA
  - Montana
- Regionalː Western USA
  - Washington
- Regionalː Canada
  - Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Yukon
Continental: Asia-temoerate
- RegionalːRussian Far East
  - Amur, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Kuril Is., Magadan, Primorye
- RegionalːSiberia
  - Krasnoyarsk, Yakutiya

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.
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Poa paucispicula in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 05. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Poa paucispicula. Published online. Accessed: January 05 2026. Reference page.