Poa pratensis

Poa pratensis, Netherlands

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 pratensis
Subspecies: P. p. subsp. dolichophylla – P. p. subsp. jordanii – P. p. subsp. oligantha – P. p. subsp. pratensis – P. p. subsp. turfosa

Name

Poa pratensis L., Sp. Pl.: 67 (1753)

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Paneion pratense (L.) Lunell in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 222 (1915)
    • Poa angustifolia subsp. pratensis (L.) K.Richt. in Pl. Eur. 1: 87 (1890)
    • Poa angustifolia var. pratensis (L.) Simonk. in Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 580 (1896)
    • Poa pratensis var. major Roth in Enum. Pl. Phaen. Germ. 1(1): 334 (1827), not validly publ.
    • Poa pratensis subsp. vulgaris Gaudin in Fl. Helv. 1: 258 (1828), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Cosmopolitan
    • RegionalːSubarctic to Temp. Northern Hemisphere and N. Mexico
      • Afghanistan, Alabama, Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, Florida, France, Føroyar, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Jawa, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., Lebanon-Syria, Louisiana, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Myanmar, Nebraska, Nepal, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Guinea, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, NW. Balkan Pen., Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Qinghai, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Sardegna, Saskatchewan, Sicilia, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russia, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tennessee, Texas, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutiya, Yemen, Yukon
    • Introduced into:
      • Aleutian Is., Algeria, Amsterdam-St.Paul Is., Antipodean Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Azores, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil South, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Chatham Is., Chile Central, Chile North, Chile South, Costa Rica, Crozet Is., Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Falkland Is., Free State, Haiti, Hawaii, Jamaica, Japan, Kerguelen, KwaZulu-Natal, Labrador, Lesotho, Madeira, Marion-Prince Edward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Morocco, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Peru, Puerto Rico, Réunion, South Australia, South Georgia, Sri Lanka, St.Helena, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tristan da Cunha, Uruguay, Victoria, Western Australia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

  • 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. 
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. 2022. Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild. 2 vols., 1712 pp., Verlag Regionalkultur (Ubstadt-Weiher). ISBN 978-3-95505-333-8 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • беларуская: Метлюжок лугавы
  • čeština: Lipnice luční
  • Deutsch: Wiesen-Rispengras
  • English: Smooth Meadow-grass
  • español: Grama de prados
  • suomi: Niittynurmikka
  • français: Pâturin des prés
  • íslenska: Vallarsveifgras
  • 한국어: 왕포아풀
  • Nederlands: Veldbeemdgras
  • polski: Wiechlina łąkowa
  • Türkçe: Çayır salkım otu
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