Poaceae
Poa

Poa sterilis M.Bieb.

First published in Fl. Taur.-Caucas. 1: 62 (1808)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Greece to W. Himalaya. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, East Aegean Is., Greece, Iran, Iraq, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, North Caucasus, Pakistan, South European Russia, Transcaucasus, Turkey, Ukraine, West Himalaya

Introduced into:

Germany

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • 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.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1985). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 9: 1-724. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1985). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 9: 1-724. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • 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.
  • Mouterde, P. (1966). Nouvelle Flore du Liban et de la Syrie 1(Texte): 1-563. Éditions de l'imprimerie Catholique, Beyrouth.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2010 Callier, A. [226] Middle Asia K000789535 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003740575 Yes
s.coll. [891/K] Pakistan K003740572 Yes
Atkinson, W.S. [24174A] K003740517 Yes
Wendelbo, P. [s.n.] Pakistan K003740566 Yes
Wingate, G. [s.n.] India K003740595 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [12528] K003740509 Yes
Webster, G.L.; Nasir, E. [6066] Pakistan K003740535 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [12526] K003740489 Yes
s.coll. [[874/K]] K003740529 Yes
Chaudhary, S.A. [229] Pakistan K003740565 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [12658] K003740546 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [26708] Pakistan K003740556 Yes
Bor, N.L. [14730] India K003740590 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [22156] Pakistan K003740526 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] K003740523 Yes
Bor, N.L. [9501] India K003740584 Yes
Stewart, R.R.; Rahman, A. [25073] Pakistan K003740554 Yes
Jones, Q.; Keller, W. [340] Kazakhstan K003129404 Yes
Jones, Q.; Keller, W. [419] Kazakhstan K003129402 Yes
Giles [[2/2]] Pakistan K003740507 Yes
Duthie, J.F.; Inayat [s.n.] Pakistan K003740560 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [12257] K003740503 Yes
Schrenk [s.n.] K003129398 Yes
Bor, N.L. [14671] India K003740583 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [22678] Pakistan K003740561 Yes
s.coll. [s.d.] India K003740586 Yes
Bowes Lyon, S. [8106] Pakistan K003740557 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [11780] Pakistan K003740487 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [11507] K003740511 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [28557] K003740545 Yes
Bor, N.L. [12328] India K003740587 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [22185a] Pakistan K003740521 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [21586] India K003740514 Yes
s.coll. [[635/H]] Pakistan K003740528 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003740581 Yes
Inayat; Duthie, J.F. [20300] Pakistan K003740559 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003740544 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [s.n.] Pakistan K003740540 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [10873] Pakistan K003740548 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [13509] K003740493 Yes
Webster, G.L.; Nasir, E. [6066] Pakistan K003740533 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [281] India K003740577 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [28898] K003740513 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [10507] India K003740520 Yes
Harriss (Surg. Lt) [16817] Pakistan K003740570 Yes
Bor, N.L. [14575] India K003740592 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [13509] India K003740531 Yes
Webster, G.L.; Nasir, E. [5944] Pakistan K003740534 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [12396] Pakistan K003740537 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [12030] Pakistan K003740539 Yes
Jones, Q.; Keller, W. [605] Uzbekistan K003129400 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] India K003740578 Yes
Bor, N.L. [14697] India K003740574 Yes
Wingate, G. [s.n.] India K003740598 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [13679] K003740495 Yes
Harlan, J.R. [574] Pakistan K003740562 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [26626] Pakistan K003740543 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [11780] Pakistan K003740538 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [28954B] K003740500 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [17806] K003740497 Yes
Chaudhary, S.A. [227] Pakistan K003740567 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [28992A] K003740532 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [12396] Pakistan K003740524 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [13679] K003740492 Yes
Stewart, R.R.; Rahman, A. [25360b] Pakistan K003740558 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [21586] India K003740515 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [28285] K003740547 Yes
Wingate, G. [s.n.] India K003740594 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [22125a] Pakistan K003740499 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [22679] Pakistan K003740563 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003740527 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [29607A] Pakistan K003740551 Yes
Litvinov, D. [s.n.] Russia K003129396 Yes
Bor, N.L. [14833] India K003740585 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [23218] K003740498 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [29341] K003740502 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [22185a] K003740518 Yes
Bor, N.L. [14945] India K003740589 Yes
Koelz, W.N. [25569] India K003740596 Yes
Stewart, R.R.; Rahman, A. [25158] Pakistan K003740555 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [10873] Pakistan K003740552 Yes
Bor, N.L. [13192] India K003740591 Yes
Bor, N.L. [9739] India K003740597 Yes
Wingate, G. [s.n.] India K003740593 Yes
Siddiqi, M. [25471] Pakistan K003740568 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India K003740579 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [24537] Pakistan K003740553 Yes
Levinge, H.C. [s.n.] K003740510 Yes
Drummond, J.R. [23352] India K003740580 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [22313a] India K003740486 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [22156] K003740494 Yes
Sealy [s.n.] K003129397 Yes
[Hassanud Din] [12] Pakistan K003740571 Yes
Vasak, V. [s.n.] Russia K003129399 Yes
Harriss (Surg. Lt) [16823] India K003740569 Yes
Duthie, J.F.; Inayat [s.n.] K003740549 Yes
Bor, N.L. [16931] India K003740588 Yes
Litwinow, D. [2827] Russia K000789536 Type Yes
Duthie, J.F. [45] India K003740576 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [13845] Pakistan K003740485 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [13263a] K003740488 Yes
s.coll. [[853/K]] India K003740530 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [29408A] K003740501 Yes
s.coll. [6829] India K003740536 Yes
Levinge, H.C. [s.n.] K003740491 Yes
Wingate, G. [s.n.] India K003740599 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [27406] K003740516 Yes
Jones, Q.; Keller, W. [615] Uzbekistan K003129403 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] K003740522 Yes
s.coll. [67] India K003740541 Yes
Duthie, J.F.; Gammie, G.A. [s.n.] K003740512 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [10873] K003740505 Yes
Suslova, E.G. [s.n.] Russia K003129401 Yes
Giles; Stewart, R.R. [s.n.] Pakistan K003740496 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [26707] Pakistan K003740542 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [14067] Pakistan K003740506 Yes
Miehe, G.; Miehe, S. [12319] K003740573 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [6159] India K003740582 Yes
Gammie, G.A. [s.n.] India K003740550 Yes
Thomson, T. [s.n.] K003740490 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003740508 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [21586] India K003740519 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [11507] K003740525 Yes
Duthie, J.F. [13311] India K003740504 Yes
Stewart, R.R.; Rahman, A. [25360a] Pakistan K003740564 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0