Poa secunda

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 secunda
Subspecies ̩& Varietiesː P. s. var. ampla – P. s. var. gracillima – P. s. subsp. juncifolia – P. s. var. nevadensis – P. s. var. scabrella – P. s. subsp. secunda

Poa secunda J.Presl in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 271 (1830)

Poa secunda Zea ex Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 697 (1817), pro syn. vide Puccinellia rupestris (With.) Fernald & Weath. in Rhodora 18: 10 (1916)

Native distribution areas:

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Continental: Northern America
- Regionalː Norwestern USA
  - Alaska
- Regionalː Western USA
  - Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Washington
- Regionalː Eastern USA
  - Maine
- Regionalː Mexico
  - Mexican Pacific Is., Mexico Northwest
- Regionalː Central USA
  - Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
- Regionalː Canada
  - Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
Continental: Southern America
- Regionalː Southern South America
  - Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South

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Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O., Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C.F.S. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) 2008. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur (Argentina, Sur de Brasil, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107(1): i–xcvi, 1–983; 107(2): i–xx, 985–2286; 107(3): i–xxi, 2287–3348. ISBN 978-1-930723-70-2 ResearchGate (Vol. 2, Asteraceae); ResearchGate (Vol. 2, pp. 1581–1627, Bignoniaceae) . Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Poa secunda in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 08. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Poa secunda. Published online. Accessed: January 08 2026. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Poa secunda in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: January 08. Reference page.