Poa pringlei

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 pringlei

Poa pringlei Scribn., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 10: 31 (1883)

Homotypic
- Atropis pringlei (Scribn.) Vasey ex Beal in Grass. N. Amer. 2: 578 (1896)
- Puccinellia pringlei (Scribn.) Ponert in Feddes Repert. 84: 740 (1974)
Heterotypic
- Melica argentea (Howell) Beal in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 17: 153 (1890)
- Melica nana Beal in Grass. N. Amer. 2: 504 (1896), nom. superfl.
- Poa argentea Howell in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 15: 11 (1888)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Southwestern USA California, Nevada, Oregon References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

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 pringlei in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 06. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Poa pringlei. Published online. Accessed: January 06 2026. Reference page.