Poa stenantha

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 stenantha

Poa stenantha Trin., Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math. 1: 376 (1830)

Heterotypic
- Glyceria stenantha var. vivipara L.M.Turner in Contrib. Nat. Hist. Alaska: 80 (1886), nom. nud.
- Poa chorizanthe É.Desv. in C.Gay, Fl. Chil. 6: 407 (1854)
- Poa englishii H.St.John & E.Hardin in Mazama 11: 64 (1929)
- Poa flavicans Griseb. in C.F.von Ledebour, Fl. Ross. 4: 373 (1852)
- Poa macroclada Rydb. in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 604 (1905)
- Poa melicoides Fisch. ex Regel in Trudy Imp. S.-Peterburgsk. Bot. Sada 7: 618 (1880), nom. illeg.
- Poa stenantha vivipara Trin. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math. 1: 376 (1831)
- Poa stenantha var. vivipara Cooley in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 19: 246 (1892), nom. illeg.

Poa stenantha Turcz. ex Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 253 (1854), pro syn. vide Poa attenuata Trin. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg Divers Savans 2: 527 (1835)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- Regionalː Northwestern USA
  - Alaska
- Regionalː Western USA
  - Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington
- Regionalː Canada
  - Alberta, British Columbia
Continental: Southern America
- Regionalː Southern South America
  - Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South,
Continental: Asia-temperate
- Regionalː Russian Far East
  - Aleutian Is.

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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 stenantha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 09. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Poa stenantha. Published online. Accessed: January 09 2026. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Poa stenantha in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: January 09. Reference page.