Poa pusilla

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 pusilla

Poa pusilla Berggr., Minneskr. Fisiog. Sallks. Lund 31: 8 (1877)

Heterotypic
- Poa anceps var. debilis Kirk in J.Buchanan, Indig. Grass. N. Zeal.: t. 46e (1880)
- Poa anceps var. gracilis Cheeseman in Man. New Zealand Fl.: 904 (1906)
- Poa anceps var. minima Buchanan in Indig. Grass. N. Zeal.: t. 46F (1880)
- Poa enysii Kirk in Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 9: 500 (1876 publ. 1877), nom. nud.
- Poa pusilla var. setiglumis (Petrie) Cockayne in Dep. Lands Rep. Dune Areas New Zeal.: 34 (1911)
- Poa seticulmis Petrie in Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 34: 391 (1901 publ. 1902)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regionalː New Zealand New Zealand North, New Zealand South 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.
Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Poa pusilla 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 pusilla. Published online. Accessed: January 06 2026. Reference page.