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 Rus, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Qinghai, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia

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, Northwest Territorie, 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Dore, W.G.; Gorham, E. [45-373] Canada K002077455 Yes
{Farwell} [564] United States K002077491 Yes
Blake, S.F. [9548] United States K002077489 Yes
Dore, W.G. [4619] Canada K002077456 Yes
Peterson, P.; Saarela, J.; Fryer, C. [23711] United States K002077463 Yes
Dore, W.G. [808] Canada K002077457 Yes
{FF. Marie-Victorin; Rolland-Germain} [25895] Canada K002077451 Yes
Harris, W.H. [12663] Jamaica K002078320 Yes
Dore, W.G. [45-1089] Canada K002077454 Yes
Krivda, W. [G-63] Canada K002077499 Yes
Arsène, G. [17150] United States K002077503 Yes
Scoggan, H.J. [4939] Canada K002077446 Yes
Radford, A.E.; Pence, N. [44782] United States K002077509 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] France K000641218 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kuntze, C.E.O. [269[5]] United States K002077472 Yes
Hermann, F.J. [4235] United States K002077477 Yes
Hansen, G. [1844] United States K002077469 Yes
Schwein [s.n] K002077467 Yes
S.coll [S.no] Canada K001691214 Yes
[illegible] [S.no] K001691215 Yes
S.coll [S.no] United States K002077481 Yes
Chester (Walls) [s.n] K001691219 Yes
s.coll. [3479] United States K002077502 Yes
[Lang] [s.n.] Germany K000641217 Unknown Type Material Yes
Schuette, J.H. [s.n.] United States K002077484 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [644] United States K002077488 Yes
Ball, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000641210 Unknown Type Material Yes
Zuccarini [s.n.] United States K002077514 Yes
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002077465 Yes
C.W. Short, M.D. [S.no] K002077468 Yes
S.coll [S.no] K001691220 Yes
Krivda, W. [G-126] Canada K002077498 Yes
French, G.H. [3479] United States K002077507 Yes
s.coll. [59] United States K002077522 Yes
Rousseau, J. [24747] Canada K002077453 Yes
Stevens, G.W. [922] United States K002077487 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M.; Smith, S.F. [18680] Canada K002077444 Yes
[pomdiun R. B] [550] United States K002077517 Yes
s.coll [s.n.] K001770323 Yes
Torrey, L. [59] United States K002077473 Yes
S.coll [S.no] K001691218 Yes
{Oakes} [s.n.] United States K002077464 Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W.; Breitung, A.J. [3011] Canada K002077445 Yes
Clements, F.E. [20] United States K002077492 Yes
Warren, E.M. [94] Canada K002077450 Yes
Sandberg, J.H. [607] United States K002077504 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M.; Sears, C.J. [19816] United States K002077521 Yes
Hansen, G. [1840] United States K002077470 Yes
Hitchcock, C.L. [1669] United States K002077475 Yes
Balls, E.K. [7691] United States K002077510 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M.; Sears, C.J. [19743] United States K002077520 Yes
United Kingdom K000641211 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hitchcock, C.L. [1690] United States K002077474 Yes
Minshall, W.H. [s.n.] Canada K002077461 Yes
Clements, F.E. [35] United States K002077490 Yes
Cooley [20] United States K002077479 Yes
s.coll. [59] United States K002077519 Yes
s.coll. [127] United Kingdom K000641214 Unknown Type Material Yes
Andersen, J.P. [7630] United States K002077443 Yes
Nelson, A. [3859] United States K002077483 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002077515 Yes
Dore, W.G. [813] Canada K002077458 Yes
s.coll. [129] United Kingdom K000641215 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stevens, G.W. [948] United States K002077486 Yes
Merrill, E.D. [207] United States K002077482 Yes
Ball, C.R. [152] United States K002077466 Yes
[Fer a. x. B.] [17154] United States K002077501 Yes
s.coll. [125] United Kingdom K000641213 Unknown Type Material Yes
Scoggan, H.J. [9377] Canada K002077447 Yes
Hoover, R.F. [2528] United States K002077505 Yes
Peterson, P.; Saarela, J.; Romaschenko, K. [22656] United States K002077462 Yes
Williams, J.A. [2466] United States K002077511 Yes
{Prof. Macoun} [1898] Canada K002077448 Yes
Chase, A. [1233] United States K002077508 Yes
Lang [s.n.] Germany K000641216 Unknown Type Material Yes
Clements, F.E. [136] United States K002077471 Yes
{Boott} [s.n.] United States K002077480 Yes
Stewart, L. [467] United States K002077478 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002077518 Yes
{Weatherwax} [s.n.] United States K002077476 Yes
Ryol, T.B. [s.n.] United States K002077523 Yes
[Miniam K. Steffen] [s.n.] United States K002077506 Yes
Lubke, R.A. [801] Canada K002077452 Yes
Lapham, I.A. [s.n.] United States K002077512 Yes
Robinson, B.L.; Schrenk, H. [225] Canada K002077449 Yes
Harris, Wm. [12663] Jamaica K002078319 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K000641212 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dore, W.G. [61[7]] Canada K002077459 Yes
Adams, J. [s.n.] Canada K002077460 Yes
Palmer, E. [2654] United States K002077485 Yes
Neuchátel [s.n.] United States K002077516 Yes
Jauresend, W. [s.n.] United States K002077513 Yes
Schuette, J.H. [s.n.] United States K002077500 Yes

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