Poaceae
Poa

Poa glauca Vahl

First published in G.C.Oeder & al. (eds.), Fl. Dan. 17: 3 (1790)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Subarctic & Subalpine Northern Hemisphere. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Arizona, Austria, British Columbia, Buryatiya, California, China North-Central, China South-Central, Chita, Colorado, Czechia-Slovakia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Idaho, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Michigan, Minnesota, Mongolia, Montana, Morocco, Nepal, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, NW. Balkan Pen., Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Qinghai, Québec, Saskatchewan, South Dakota, Spain, Svalbard, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tuva, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Washington, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutiya, Yukon

Introduced into:

Argentina South, Chile South

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • 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., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • 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.
  • Koyama, T. (1987). Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions: an identification manual: 1-570. Kodansha, Tokyo, Japan.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • 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.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542. New York Botanical Garden.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 6: 1-619. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • 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.
  • Grubov, V.I. (2008). Key to the vascular plants of Mongolia (with an atlas) 2: 1-503. Academy of Sciences, Mongolian People's Republic, Ulaan Bator.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Merkodovich, N.A. (ed.) (1941). Flora Uzbekistana 1: 1-566. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Ovczinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1957). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 1: 1-547. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
  • Pavlov, N.V. (ed.) (1956). Flora Kazakhstana 1: 1-354. Alma-Ata, Izd-vo Akademii nauk Kazakhskoi SSR.
  • Roshevitz, R.J. & al. (eds.) (1950). Flora Kirgizskoi SSR 2: 1-315. Frunze : Izd-vo KirgizFAN SSSR.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 2, 1935 s.coll [201] K001770340 Yes
Apr 2, 1935 Drummond [173] Canada K002077996 Yes
Apr 2, 1935 Parry, W. E. [S.no] Greenland K002077267 Yes
Apr 2, 1935 Parry, W. E. [S.no] Greenland K001691228 Yes
Mar 28, 1935 Hornemann, J. W. [s.n] Greenland K001691225 Yes
Mar 15, 1935 Hornemann, J.W. [S.no] Greenland K002077268 Yes
Mar 15, 1935 Hornemann, J.W. [S.no] Greenland K001691227 Yes
Mar 13, 1935 Hooker [s.n.] United States K002077993 Yes
Mar 13, 1935 Brown, R. [s.n.] Greenland K001770341 Yes
Jan 2, 1935 Lyall [s.n.] Canada K002077987 Yes
Löve, Á.; Löve, D. [s.n.] Iceland K003126287 Yes
Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [248] Iceland K003126266 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003126257 Yes
Aandstad, S. [s.n.] Norway K003126320 Yes
Alston, A.H.G. [s.n.] Belgium K003126380 Yes
[foumar] [s.n.] K003126327 Yes
[Meinbertz Ragen] [939] Iceland K003126281 Yes
Kerner [s.n.] Austria K003126372 Yes
Davies, H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000641226 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zetterstedt, J.E. [s.n.] Norway K003126346 Yes
Meinertzhagen, R.; Clay, T. [539] Iceland K003126274 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] Norway K003126348 Yes
Alm, C.G. [501] Sweden K003126303 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [6851] Sweden K003126333 Yes
Babington, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000641229 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hällström, K.H. [1050] Finland K003126313 Yes
Fedtschenko, B.A. [s.n.] K000789522 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K003126387 Yes
Sundberg, C.F. [s.n.] Sweden K003126330 Yes
[Rob. Wahlgren] [s.n.] Norway K003126325 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K003126378 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] Norway K003126352 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [6790] Sweden K003126307 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [17622] Iceland K003126285 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [s.n.] Sweden K003126332 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [138] Iceland K003126279 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [s.n.] Sweden K003126334 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K003126376 Yes
Meinertzhagen, R.; Clay, T. [930] Iceland K003126264 Yes
Baenitz, C. [s.n.] Norway K003126328 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [s.n.] Norway K003126363 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [7573] Sweden K003126301 Yes
Pankakoski, K.H. [s.n.] Finland K003126314 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] Norway K003126326 Yes
Zetterstedt, J.E. [s.n.] Norway K003126351 Yes
Turrill, W.B. [24] Iceland K003126278 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [s.n.] Norway K003126322 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Norway K003126366 Yes
Litwinow, D.I. [s.n.] Russia K000789521 Isotype Yes
[W. Bellows] [2452] Iceland K003126269 Yes
Rev. A. E. Eaton [s.n.] Norway K003126343 Yes
Notó, A. [269] Norway K003126345 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [7612] Sweden K003126299 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [s.n.] Norway K003126357 Yes
Huter [s.n.] Austria K003126373 Yes
Moe, N.G. [s.n.] Norway K003126360 Yes
s.coll. [[475]] France K003126385 Yes
United Kingdom K000641227 Unknown Type Material Yes
Löve, Á.; Löve, D. [s.n.] Iceland K003126273 Yes
Moore, T. [151] K003126253 Yes
Leach, W. [35] Finland K003126312 Yes
Eaton, A.E. [s.n.] K003126315 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Norway K003126362 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [7569] Sweden K003126295 Yes
Milbonon, B.V. [184] Sweden K003126296 Yes
[Montdern] [s.n.] K003126388 Yes
Warming, E.; Holm., T. [s.n.] Greenland K000633976 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [13300] Sweden K003126298 Yes
[Shultz] [s.n.] Switzerland K003126375 Yes
s.coll. [378] Norway K003126367 Yes
B.F.C. [Sennett] [s.n.] Finland K003126311 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K003126377 Yes
[Près Luchon] [s.n.] France K003126391 Yes
Notó, A. [510] Norway K003126358 Yes
Boullu, A.; Billot, C. [s.n.] France K003126383 Yes
Madalski, J.; Aellen, P. [9] France K003126392 Yes
Hartz, J.; Ostenfeld, C. [s.n.] K003126294 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] Norway K003126349 Yes
Gibbs, L.S. [4441] Iceland K003126268 Yes
Peterson, P.; Soreng, R.J.; Refulio Roidriguez, N.; Belgrano, M. [17178] Argentina K002078500 Yes
Andersson; Bjornström [s.n.] Sweden K003126309 Yes
Blytt, A.G. [s.n.] Norway K003126339 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [s.n.] Norway K003126324 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] Norway K003126340 Yes
Lagerheim, C. [s.n.] Norway K003126319 Yes
Milbonon, B.V. [189] Sweden K003126305 Yes
[W. C. Trevelyan] [s.n.] K003126291 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [7567] Sweden K003126306 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003126389 Yes
Simmons, H.G. [3504] Canada K000633978 Unknown Type Material Yes
Roivainen, L.; Roivainen, H. [s.n.] Sweden K003126300 Yes
[RRR] [s.n.] France K003126393 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003126381 Yes
Tedin, H. [s.n.] Norway K003126365 Yes
Babington, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000641230 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Montdone] [s.n.] France K003126390 Yes
Proudlock, R.L. [189] Iceland K003126275 Yes
Thomas [s.n.] K003126368 Yes
Vorovka, K. [s.n.] Iceland K003126271 Yes
[Trevelyan R. P.] [s.n.] K003126292 Yes
Edwards [s.n.] K003126259 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Norway K003126344 Yes
Brocas, F.Y. [s.n.] K003126395 Yes
Baenitz, C. [s.n.] Norway K003126338 Yes
Hartz, J.; Ostenfeld, C. [s.n.] K003126293 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [s.n.] Sweden K003126331 Yes
Baker, J.G.; Billot, C.; Bavoux, V.; Guichard, P.; Paillot, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003126382 Yes
Meinertzhagen, R.; Clay, T. [913] Iceland K003126263 Yes
Huter [s.n.] K003126371 Yes
Berggren, S. [s.n.] Norway K003126354 Yes
Huter; Lid, J. [s.n.] Austria K003126374 Yes
Lid, J. [539] Norway K003126317 Yes
Hammer [s.n.] K003126370 Yes
Hoffstad, O.A. [s.n.] Norway K003126356 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [s.n.] Sweden K003126336 Yes
[Curtis] [s.n.] United Kingdom K000641225 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003126386 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003126258 Yes
Suza, J. [1326] Slovakia K003126379 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [s.n.] Iceland K003126262 Yes
Fries, Th.M. [s.n.] K003126316 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [s.n.] Sweden K003126329 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Norway K003126361 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003126394 Yes
Anderson, N.J. [s.n.] Norway K003126341 Yes
Löve, Á.; Löve, D. [s.n.] Iceland K003126272 Yes
Miss Thoburn; [Sir H. Gurl] [s.n.] K003126255 Yes
s.coll. [171] United Kingdom K000641228 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [17305] Iceland K003126282 Yes
Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [202] Iceland K003126277 Yes
Greville [133] United Kingdom K000641224 Unknown Type Material Yes
Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [278] Iceland K003126276 Yes
Smith, K.A.H. [4653] Sweden K003126304 Yes
Aellen, P. [385] France K003126384 Yes
Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [251] Iceland K003126267 Yes
[G. Mackenzie] [s.n.] Iceland K003126265 Yes
Löve, Á.; Löve, D. [s.n.] Iceland K003126286 Yes
s.coll. [173] United Kingdom K000641223 Unknown Type Material Yes
[J. Elsley] [37] K003126261 Yes
Baenitz, C. [s.n.] Norway K003126350 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [7578] Sweden K003126302 Yes
Löve, Á.; Löve, D. [s.n.] Iceland K003126284 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [13294] Sweden K003126297 Yes
Ohwi, J. [s.n.] Japan K000789506 Isotype Yes
Notó, A. [458] Norway K003126353 Yes
Clouston, D.C. [572] United Kingdom K003126256 Yes
Thedenius, K.F. [s.n.] Sweden K003126310 Yes
Löve, Á.; Löve, D. [s.n.] Iceland K003126288 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [s.n.] Norway K003126342 Yes
Hoffstad, O.A. [s.n.] Norway K003126359 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [s.n.] Sweden K003126335 Yes
Roskeland, A.R. [s.n.] Norway K003126355 Yes
Notó, A. [353] Norway K003126318 Yes
Lid, J. [s.n.] Norway K003126323 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [s.n.] Sweden K003126337 Yes
Fr. Lauge [s.n.] Norway K003126364 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] Norway K003126321 Yes
Vorovka, K. [s.n.] Iceland K003126270 Yes
Boissier et Reuter [s.n.] Norway K003126347 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [7568] Sweden K003126308 Yes
Simmons, H.G. [3643] Canada K000633977 Unknown Type Material Yes
Peterson, P.; Soreng, R.J.; Refulio Roidriguez, N.; Belgrano, M. [17410] Argentina K002078501 Yes
Peterson, P.; Soreng, R.J.; Refulio Roidriguez, N.; Belgrano, M. [17089] Argentina K002078502 Yes
Meinertzhagen [859] Iceland K003126289 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [17239] Iceland K003126283 Yes

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