Poaceae
Poa

Poa infirma Kunth

First published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 158 (1816)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Canary Islands, W. Europe to Medit. and Central & S. China. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Doubtfully present in:

Saudi Arabia

Native to:

Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Canary Is., China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., East Himalaya, Egypt, France, Great Britain, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Kriti, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Türkey, Türkey-in-Europe, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belgium, Bolivia, British Columbia, California, Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Colombia, Georgia, Germany, Mexico Northwest, Namibia, Netherlands, New South Wales, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Oregon, Peru, South Australia, South Carolina, Tasmania, Victoria

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Al-Rawi, A. (1987). Flora of Kuwait 2: 1-455. Alden Press Ltd., U.K.
  • Bergmeier, E., Blockeel, T., Böhling, N., Fournaraki, C., Gotsiou, P., Jahn, R., Lansdown, R. & Turland, N. (2011). An inventory of the vascular plants and bryophytes of Gavdopoula island (S Aegean, Greece) and its phytogeographical significance. Willdenowia 41: 179-190.
  • Bor, N.L. (1968). Flora of Iraq 9: 1-588. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Boulos, L. (2005). Flora of Egypt 4: 1-617. Al Hadara Publishing, Cairo.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Damanakis, M. & Scholz, H. (1990). Phytogeographical notes on the Poaceae of Greece. Willdenowia 19: 413-423.
  • Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1985). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 9: 1-724. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • 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.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Parslow, R. & Bennallick, I. (2017). The new flora of the Isles of Scilly: 1-539. Parslow Press.
  • Renvoize, S.A. (1998). Gramineas de Bolivia: 1-644. The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Verloove, F. (2023). The seventh edition of the Nouvelle Flore de la Belgique: chorological adjustments. Dumortiera 122: 5-98.
  • 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/.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2022). https://doi.org/10.24310/abm.v47i.15363. epublication.
  • Bor, N.L. (1968). Flora of Iraq 9: 1-588. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1985). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 9: 1-724. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Finot, V.L., Soreng, R.J., Giussani, L.N., Sabena, F.R. & Villalobos, N. (2022). Taxonomic revision of the genus Poa L. (Poaceae: Pooideae: Poeae) in Chile. Gayana. Botánica 79: 159-253.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Giraldo-Cañas, D. (2011). Catálogo de la familia Poaceae en Colombia. Darwiniana 49: 139-247.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Hassler, M. (2012). Flora of Rhodes. Systematic list of flora of Rhodes http://www.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/~db111/flora/rhodos/list.php.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Ovczinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1957). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 1: 1-547. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
  • 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.
  • Verloove, F. (2023). The seventh edition of the Nouvelle Flore de la Belgique: chorological adjustments. Dumortiera 122: 5-98.
  • 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.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019
  • Jansen, P., Lemmens, R., Oyen, L., Siemonsma, J., Stavast, F. & Van Valkenburg, J. (1991) Plant Resources of South-East Asia. Basic list of species and commodity grouping. Final version. Pudoc, Wageningen.
  • PROTA (2021). Plants Resources of Tropical Africa. https://prota4u.org/database/
  • Willis, K.J. (ed.) (2017). State of the World’s Plants 2017. Report. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Cope, T.A. [RBG 476] United Kingdom K000914510 Yes
Bornmuller, J. [910] Libya K003128930 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [B2385] Jordan K003128743 Yes
Murbeck, S. [s.n.] Algeria K003128934 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002859981 Yes
Silverwood, J. [s.n.] Malta K002859984 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [86/7] Greece K002859992 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [FNH3178] Jordan K003128751 Yes
Tengwall, T.A. [121] Türkiye K003128742 Yes
Meikle, R.D. [2211] Cyprus K003128736 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002859979 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A.; Samuelsson, G. [7256] Morocco K003128938 Yes
Tutin, T.G. [4974] United Kingdom K002859970 Yes
Ahmed, H. [9817] Iraq K003128755 Yes
Warry, W.A. [s.n.] Guernsey K002859972 Yes
Heldreich [103] Greece K000641168 Unknown Type Material Yes
R.G. [s.n.] K003128749 Yes
Davis; Bokhari [D55654] Iran K003128757 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001790199 Yes
Christenhusz, M.J.M. [MC9325] United Kingdom K001400953 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [10755] Pakistan K003740121 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [13617] Guernsey K002859973 Yes
Nanfeldt, J.A. [s.n.] K003128747 Yes
Syngrassides, A.I. [817] Cyprus K003128739 Yes
Hunnybun, E.W.; Britton, C.E. [s.n.] Jersey K002859966 Yes
Oswald, P. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002859955 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [230] Morocco K003128936 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A.; Maire, R. [1937] Morocco K003128928 Yes
Boulos, L.; Al-Eisawi, D. [s.n.] Jordan K003128750 Yes
Copping, A. [s.n.] K002859961 Yes
Chapman, E. [302] Cyprus K003128735 Yes
Kosinova, J. [s.n.] Egypt K003128760 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [2174] Jersey K002859967 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002859958 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [3036] Cyprus K003128734 Yes
Anthernan [s.n.] Greece K002859990 Yes
Scharf [8059E] Iran K003128672 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A.; Samuelsson, G. [7256] Morocco K003128940 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002859977 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [2174] Guernsey K002859969 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [s.n.] India K003740122 Yes
Meyers, F.S.; Dinsmore, J.E. [G385] K003128744 Yes
Rechinger, K.H. [15813] Iraq K003128752 Yes
Kerguélen, M. [s.n.] France K002859975 Yes
Silverwood, J. [s.n.] Malta K002859985 Yes
Silverwood, J. [1] Malta K002859982 Yes
Edmonds, M.E. [113] Spain K002859988 Yes
del Carmen Ramíres, M. [314] Bolivia K001471138 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002859993 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [48021] Jersey K002859964 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [36] Algeria K003128933 Yes
Merton, L.F.H. [3132] Cyprus K003128738 Yes
Haines, R.W. [W800] Iraq K003128753 Yes
Davis [50237] Libya K003128932 Yes
Mirzayan [9074E] Iran K003128759 Yes
Oswald, P. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002859956 Yes
Copping, A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002859962 Yes
Syngrassides, A. [[7]42] Cyprus K003128732 Yes
Mirzayan [[9]070E] Iran K003128758 Yes
Chevallier, L.P.D. [s.n.] Algeria K003128937 Yes
Silverwood, J. [s.n.] Malta K002859983 Yes
Al-Kaisi [50480] Iraq K003128754 Yes
Hepper, F.N.; Davies, P.S. [13128] K003128746 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [560] United Kingdom K002859954 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [4940] Morocco K003128935 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y.; Simpson, N.D. [2551] Libya K003128931 Yes
Silverwood, J. [s.n.] Malta K002859987 Yes
Stanley, P. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002859963 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A.; Maire, R. [1937] Morocco K003128929 Yes
Howitt, R.C.L. [1] United Kingdom K002859953 Yes
Barry, P. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002859960 Yes
Samuelsson, G. [7256] Morocco K003128939 Yes
Salmon, C.E. [s.n.] Jersey K002859965 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002859978 Yes
Feinbrun, N. [s.n.] Israel K003128748 Yes
Murray, R.P. [s.n.] Spain K003128978 Yes
Oswald, P. [H633/54] United Kingdom K002859957 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [588] United Kingdom K002859952 Yes
Cope, T.A. [701] United Kingdom K002859959 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [27022] Pakistan K003740120 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [11057] Greece K003128741 Yes
Brenan, J.P.M. [11177] Greece K003128740 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002859980 Yes
Burkill, I.H. [s.n.] Guernsey K002859971 Yes
Tutin, T.G. [492] United Kingdom K002859968 Yes
Webster, M.M. [7376] K002859974 Yes
Heldreich, T.H.H. [s.n.] Greece K002859989 Yes
Guest, E.R. [1870] Iraq K003128756 Yes
Gay, Cl. [s.n.] Chile K002078518 Yes
Chapman, E. [286] Cyprus K003128733 Yes
Wyatt, C.H. [30] France K002859976 Yes
Samuelsson, G. [2401] K003128745 Yes
Huter, R.; Porta, P.; Rigo, G. [59] Italy K002859986 Yes
Merton, F. [715] Cyprus K003128737 Yes
Peru K001471134 Yes
Peru K001471135 Yes
Peru K001471136 Yes
Bolivia K001471137 Yes
del Carmen Ramíres, M. [314], Bolivia K001471138 Yes
Bolivia K001471139 Yes
Bolivia K001471140 Yes
Bolivia K001471141 Yes
Bolivia K001471142 Yes
Bolivia K001471143 Yes
Colombia K001471133 No
Farille, M.A. [81-688] Nepal Poa annua K001614384 Yes

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