Poaceae
Poa

Poa compressa L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 69 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe, Medit. to China. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Qinghai, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Xinjiang

Introduced into:

Alabama, Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Chile South, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Georgia, Haiti, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ireland, Irkutsk, Jamaica, Japan, Kamchatka, Kansas, Kentucky, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Lesotho, Louisiana, Madeira, Magadan, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Peru, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Taiwan, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Yukon

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Clayton, W.D. & Snow, N. (2010). A key to Pacific Grasses: 1-107. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1985). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 9: 1-724. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kavousi, M., Assadi, M. & Nejadsattari, T. (2015). Taxonomic revision of the genus Poa L. in Iran, new additions to Flora Iranica, and a new identification key. Turkish Journal of Botany 39: 105-127.
  • Kharkevich, S.S., Probatova, N.S. & Novikov, V.S. (1985). Sosudistye rasteniia sovetskogo Dal'nego Vostoka 1: 1-383. Izd-vo "Nauka," Leningradskoe otd-nie, Leningrad.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Koyama, T. (1987). Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions: an identification manual: 1-570. Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Kozhevnikov, A.E., Kozhevnikov, Z.V., Kwak, M. & Lee, B.Y. (2019). Illustrated flora of the Primorsky Territory, Russian Far East: 1-1124. National institute of biological resources.
  • Kuo, M.L. (ed.) (2012). Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2, Suppl.: 1-414. Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition, National Taiwan University.
  • Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 2: 1-362. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Meyer, F.K. (2011). Beiträge zur Flora von Albanien. Haussknechtia, Beih. 15: 1-220.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Nobis, M. & al. (2019). Contribution to the flora of Asian and European contries: new national and regional vascular plant records, 8. Botany Letters 166: 163-188.
  • Powell, A.M. & Worthington, R.D. (2018). Flowering plants of Trans-Pecos Texas and adjacent areas: 1-1444. BRIT Press.
  • Sheremetova, S.A., Ebel, A.L. & Buko, T.E. (2011). Supplement to the flora of Kemerovo region since 2001 till 2010. Turczaninowia 14(1): 65-74.
  • Soreng, R.J. & Peterson, P.M. (2012). Revision of Poa L. (Poaceae, Pooideae, Poeae, Poinae) in Mexico: new records, re-evaluation of P. ruprechtii, and two new species, P. palmeri and P. wendtii. PhytoKeys 15: 1-104.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Wilson, A. (ed.) (2009). Flora of Australia 44A: 1-410. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1985). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 9: 1-724. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Dávila, P., Mejia-Saulés, M.T., Gómez-Sánchez, N., Valdés-Reyna, J., Ortíz, J.J., Morín, C., Castrejón, J. & Ocampo, A. (2006). Catálogo de las Gramíneas de México: 1-671. CONABIO, México city.
  • Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kavousi, M., Assadi, M. & Nejadsattari, T. (2015). Taxonomic revision of the genus Poa L. in Iran, new additions to Flora Iranica, and a new identification key. Turkish Journal of Botany 39: 105-127.
  • Kharkevich, S.S., Probatova, N.S. & Novikov, V.S. (1985). Sosudistye rasteniia sovetskogo Dal'nego Vostoka 1: 1-383. Izd-vo "Nauka," Leningradskoe otd-nie, Leningrad.
  • Koyama, T. (1987). Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions: an identification manual: 1-570. Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Kuo, M.L. (ed.) (2012). Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2, Suppl.: 1-414. Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition, National Taiwan University.
  • Lee, W.T. (1996). Lineamenta Florae Koreae: 1-1688. Soul T'ukpyolsi: Ak'ademi Sojok.
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 2: 1-362. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mouterde, P. (1966). Nouvelle Flore du Liban et de la Syrie 1(Texte): 1-563. Éditions de l'imprimerie Catholique, Beyrouth.
  • Nobis, M. & al. (2019). Contribution to the flora of Asian and European contries: new national and regional vascular plant records, 8. Botany Letters 166: 163-188.
  • Sheremetova, S.A., Ebel, A.L. & Buko, T.E. (2011). Supplement to the flora of Kemerovo region since 2001 till 2010. Turczaninowia 14(1): 65-74.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Wilson, A. (ed.) (2009). Flora of Australia 44A: 1-410. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • von Raab-Straube, E. (ed.) (2023-continuously updated). Euro+Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity http://www.europlusmed.org/.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002077515 Yes
Nelson, A. [3859] United States K002077483 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003126033 Yes
Arsène, G. [17150] United States K002077503 Yes
Godfrey, R.K. [S1085] Türkiye K003127945 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [644] United States K002077488 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003129492 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia K003741666 No
Brenan, J.P.M.; Sandwith, N.Y. [2487] United Kingdom K003126031 Yes
Stewart, L. [467] United States K002077478 Yes
Renvoize, S. [5911] Georgia K003129502 Yes
{Boott} [s.n.] United States K002077480 Yes
Zuccarini [s.n.] United States K002077514 Yes
s.coll. [3479] United States K002077502 Yes
Chiao, C.Y. [2581] China K003129820 Yes
Schuette, J.H. [s.n.] United States K002077484 Yes
s.coll. [127] United Kingdom K000641214 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002077465 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M.; Smith, S.F. [18680] Canada K002077444 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [922] United States K002077487 Yes
{FF. Marie-Victorin; Rolland-Germain} [25895] Canada K002077451 Yes
Harris, W.H. [12663] Jamaica K002078320 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003129496 Yes
Dore, W.G. [808] Canada K002077457 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003129493 Yes
Rousseau, J. [24747] Canada K002077453 Yes
Ball, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000641210 Unknown Type Material Yes
Krivda, W. [G-63] Canada K002077499 Yes
[Lang] [s.n.] Germany K000641217 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ausserdorfer. [s.n.] K003126108 No
Zelterstedt. [s.n.] Sweden K003126109 No
Peterson, P.; Annable, C.R. [12091] United States K001907127 Yes
Dore, W.G. [813] Canada K002077458 Yes
[pomdiun R. B] [550] United States K002077517 Yes
Dore, W.G. [45-1089] Canada K002077454 Yes
Peterson, P.; Annable, C.R. [12122] United States K001872663 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [2654] United Kingdom K003126030 Yes
Hansen, G. [1844] United States K002077469 Yes
Krivda, W. [G-126] Canada K002077498 Yes
Torrey, L. [59] United States K002077473 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001770323 Yes
[illegible] [S.no] K001691215 Yes
S.coll [S.no] K001691218 Yes
S.coll [S.no] United States K002077481 Yes
Schwein [s.n] K002077467 Yes
S.coll [S.no] Canada K001691214 Yes
C.W. Short, M.D. [S.no] K002077468 Yes
Chester (Walls) [s.n] K001691219 Yes
S.coll [S.no] K001691220 Yes
Dore, W.G. [4619] Canada K002077456 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003129497 Yes
Hansen, G. [1840] United States K002077470 Yes
s.coll. [59] United States K002077522 Yes
{Oakes} [s.n.] United States K002077464 Yes
Blake, S.F. [9548] United States K002077489 Yes
Young, D.P. [7857] Cyprus K003127946 Yes
Peterson, P.; Saarela, J.; Fryer, C. [23711] United States K002077463 Yes
French, G.H. [3479] United States K002077507 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M.; Sears, C.J. [19816] United States K002077521 Yes
Radford, A.E.; Pence, N. [44782] United States K002077509 Yes
Scoggan, H.J. [4939] Canada K002077446 Yes
{Farwell} [564] United States K002077491 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] France K000641218 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W.; Breitung, A.J. [3011] Canada K002077445 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003129494 Yes
Godfrey, R.K. [s.n.] Türkiye K003127944 Yes
Dore, W.G.; Gorham, E. [45-373] Canada K002077455 Yes
Clements, F.E. [20] United States K002077492 Yes
Warren, E.M. [94] Canada K002077450 Yes
Kuntze, C.E.O. [269[5]] United States K002077472 Yes
Hermann, F.J. [4235] United States K002077477 Yes
Sandberg, J.H. [607] United States K002077504 Yes
Schuette, J.H. [s.n.] United States K002077500 Yes
s.coll. [755] K003129491 Yes
[Fer a. x. B.] [17154] United States K002077501 Yes
Scoggan, H.J. [9377] Canada K002077447 Yes
United Kingdom K000641211 Unknown Type Material Yes
Adams, J. [s.n.] Canada K002077460 Yes
Makarov, V.V. [s.n.] Russia K003129499 Yes
Furuse, M. [5945] Japan K003129821 Yes
Davis [33235] Ukraine K003129501 Yes
Lapham, I.A. [s.n.] United States K002077512 Yes
s.coll. [125] United Kingdom K000641213 Unknown Type Material Yes
Cooley [20] United States K002077479 Yes
Clements, F.E. [35] United States K002077490 Yes
Lang [s.n.] Germany K000641216 Unknown Type Material Yes
Peterson, P.; Saarela, J.; Romaschenko, K. [22656] United States K002077462 Yes
Hitchcock, C.L. [1669] United States K002077475 Yes
Hoover, R.F. [2528] United States K002077505 Yes
Williams, J.A. [2466] United States K002077511 Yes
Palmer, E. [2654] United States K002077485 Yes
Westberg, G.; Kneucker, A. [s.n.] Russia K003129490 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [1350] United Kingdom K003126029 Yes
Rich, H.H. [845] K003740926 Yes
Steward, A.N. [s.n.] China K003129822 Yes
McKie, E.N. [605] Australia K003741667 Yes
Clements, F.E. [136] United States K002077471 Yes
Dore, W.G. [61[7]] Canada K002077459 Yes
Chase, A. [1233] United States K002077508 Yes
Harris, Wm. [12663] Jamaica K002078319 Yes
Balls, E.K. [7691] United States K002077510 Yes
Ryol, T.B. [s.n.] United States K002077523 Yes
{Weatherwax} [s.n.] United States K002077476 Yes
Hitchcock, C.L. [1690] United States K002077474 Yes
Andersen, J.P. [7630] United States K002077443 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003129489 Yes
{Prof. Macoun} [1898] Canada K002077448 Yes
Tichomirov, V.; Bogdanova, N.; Xenofontova, V.; Czamara, L. [s.n.] Russia K003129500 Yes
Lubke, R.A. [801] Canada K002077452 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [948] United States K002077486 Yes
Jauresend, W. [s.n.] United States K002077513 Yes
s.coll. [59] United States K002077519 Yes
Litwinov, D. [s.n.] Russia K003129498 Yes
Ball, C.R. [152] United States K002077466 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002077518 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [207] United States K002077482 Yes
Neuchátel [s.n.] United States K002077516 Yes
[Miniam K. Steffen] [s.n.] United States K002077506 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M.; Sears, C.J. [19743] United States K002077520 Yes
Kennedy, E.W. [1095] Cyprus K003127947 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003126032 Yes
Cruttwell, N.E.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003126028 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000641212 Unknown Type Material Yes
Minshall, W.H. [s.n.] Canada K002077461 Yes
Robinson, B.L.; Schrenk, H. [225] Canada K002077449 Yes
s.coll. [129] United Kingdom K000641215 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003129495 Yes
Young, D.P. [7856] Cyprus K003127948 Yes
Bordère [s.n.] France Poa cenisia subsp. sardoa K003125605 Yes
Bordère [s.n.] France Poa cenisia subsp. sardoa K003125606 Yes

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