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Vernacular names of plants within the Genus Poa

Hierarchical position of the Genus Poa

Regnum  Plantae common name: The plant kingdom       Divisio  Magnoliophyta Cronquist syn. Angiospermophyta / Anthophyta pub. Takht. & Zimmerm. ex Reveal, Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: angiosperms, flowering plants       Subdivisio  Magnoliophytina Frohne & U. Jensen ex Reveal pub. Phytologia 79: 70. 29 Apr 1996. common name: Angiosperms       Classis  Liliopsida Brongn. pub. Enum. Pl. Mus. Paris: xv, 17. 12 Aug 1843. common name: Monocots       Subclassis  Commelinidae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 171. Jan-Mar 1967. common name: Grasses, Sedges, Rushes       SuperOrdo  Juncanae Takht. pub. Sist. Filog. Cvetk. Rast.: 510. Jan-Mar 1967.       Ordo  Poales Small pub. Fl. S.E. U.S.: 48. 1903.       Familia  Poaceae (R. Br.) Barnh. pub. Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 22: 7. 15 Jan 1895, nom. cons. common name: Gramineae       Subfamilia  Pooideae Benth. pub. Fl. Hongk.: 407. Feb 1861.       Tribus  Poeae R. Br. in Flinders pub. Voy. Terra Austr. 2: 582. 19 Jul 1814.       Subtribus  Poinae Dumort. pub. Anal. Fam. Pl.: 63. 1829.       Genus  Poa L. pub. (1753) common name: bluegrass

Named members of the Genus Poa

1	Species  abbreviata R. Br.
	2    Subspecies  abbreviata common name: short bluegrass 3    Subspecies  jordalii (Porsild) Hult�n syn. Poa abbreviata ssp. pattersonii 4    Varietas  jordalii (Porsild) Boivin syn. Poa abbreviata ssp. pattersonii 5    Subspecies  marshii Soreng common name: Marsh's bluegrass 6    Subspecies  pattersonii (Vasey) A.& D. L�ve & Kapoor common name: Patterson's bluegrass
7	Species  agassizensis Boivin & D. L�ve syn. Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis
8	Species  albescens A.S. Hitchc. syn. Poa fendleriana ssp. albescens
9	Species  alpigena (Fries ex Blytt) Lindm. f.
	10    Subspecies  colpodea (Fries ex Blytt) Tzvelev syn. Poa pratensis ssp. colpodea 11    Varietas  colpodea (Fries ex Blytt) Schol. syn. Poa pratensis ssp. colpodea
12	Species  alpina L.
	13    Subspecies  vivipara (L.) Arcang. syn. Poa alpina 14    Varietas  vivipara L. syn. Poa alpina
15	Species  alsodes Gray common name: grove bluegrass
16	Species  amabilis sensu Walt. non L. syn. Eragrostis refracta
17	Species  ampla Merr. syn. Poa secunda
18	Species  angustifolia L. syn. Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis
19	Species  annua L. common name: annual bluegrass, low speargrass
	20    Varietas  aquatica Aschers. syn. Poa annua 21    Varietas  reptans Hausskn. syn. Poa annua
22	Species  aperta Scribn. & Merr. syn. Poa arctica ssp. aperta
23	Species  arachnifera Torr. common name: Texas bluegrass
24	Species  arctica R. Br.
	25    Subspecies  aperta (Scribn. & Merr.) Soreng common name: arctic bluegrass 26    Subspecies  arctica common name: arctic bluegrass 27    Varietas  glabriflora Rosh. syn. Poa arctica ssp. arctica 28    Subspecies  grayana (Vasey) A.& D. L�ve & Kapoor common name: arctic bluegrass 29    Varietas  grayana (Vasey) Dorn syn. Poa arctica ssp. grayana 30    Subspecies  lanata (Scribn. & Merr.) Soreng common name: arctic bluegrass 31    Varietas  lanata (Scribn. & Merr.) Boivin syn. Poa arctica ssp. lanata 32    Subspecies  longiculmis Hult�n syn. Poa arctica ssp. arctica 33    Varietas  vivipara Hook. syn. Poa arctica ssp. arctica 34    Subspecies  williamsii (Nash) Hult�n syn. Poa arctica ssp. arctica
35	Species  arida Vasey common name: plains bluegrass
36	Species  arnowiae Soreng, ined. common name: Wasatch bluegrass
37	Species  atropurpurea Scribn. common name: San Bernardino bluegrass
38	Species  autumnalis Muhl. ex Ell. common name: autumn bluegrass
39	Species  bigelovii Vasey & Scribn. common name: Bigelow's bluegrass
40	Species  bolanderi Vasey
	41    Subspecies  howellii (Vasey & Scribn.) Keck syn. Poa howellii 42    Varietas  howellii (Vasey & Scribn.) M.E. Jones syn. Poa howellii
43	Species  brachyanthera Hult�n syn. Poa pseudoabbreviata
44	Species  brachyglossa Piper syn. Poa secunda
45	Species  brachyphylla J.A. Schultes syn. Poa cuspidata
46	Species  buckleyana Nash syn. Poa secunda
47	Species  bulbosa L. common name: bulbous bluegrass
48	Species  canbyi (Scribn.) T.J. Howell syn. Poa secunda
49	Species  cenisia All.
	50    Varietas  arctica (R. Br.) Richter syn. Poa arctica ssp. arctica
51	Species  chaixii Vill. common name: broadleaf bluegrass
52	Species  chapmaniana Scribn. common name: Chapman's bluegrass
53	Species  cilianensis All. syn. Eragrostis cilianensis
54	Species  ciliaris L. syn. Eragrostis ciliaris
55	Species  compressa L. common name: Canada bluegrass
56	Species  confinis Vasey common name: coastline bluegrass
57	Species  confusa Rydb. syn. Poa secunda
58	Species  crocata Michx. syn. Poa palustris
59	Species  curta auct. non Rydb. syn. Poa arnowiae
60	Species  curtifolia Scribn. common name: little mountain bluegrass
61	Species  cusickii Vasey
	62    Subspecies  cusickii common name: Cusick's bluegrass 63    Subspecies  epilis (Scribn.) W.A. Weber common name: Cusick's bluegrass 64    Varietas  epilis (Scribn.) C.L. Hitchc. syn. Poa cusickii ssp. epilis 65    Subspecies  pallida Soreng common name: Cusick's bluegrass 66    Subspecies  pubens Keck syn. Poa �nematophylla 67    Subspecies  purpurascens (Vasey) Soreng common name: Cusick's bluegrass 68    Varietas  purpurascens (Vasey) C.L. Hitchc. syn. Poa cusickii ssp. purpurascens
69	Species  cuspidata Nutt. common name: early bluegrass
70	Species  cyperoides Thunb. syn. Cladoraphis cyperoides
71	Species  debilis Torr. syn. Poa saltuensis
72	Species  distans Jacq. syn. Puccinellia distans ssp. distans
73	Species  douglasii Nees
	74    Subspecies  macrantha (Vasey) Keck syn. Poa macrantha 75    Varietas  macrantha (Vasey) Boivin syn. Poa macrantha
76	Species  eminens J. Presl common name: largeflower speargrass
77	Species  englishii St. John & Hardin syn. Poa secunda
78	Species  epilis Scribn. syn. Poa cusickii ssp. epilis
79	Species  eyerdamii Hult�n syn. Poa palustris
80	Species  fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey
	81    Subspecies  albescens (A.S. Hitchc.) Soreng common name: muttongrass 82    Subspecies  fendleriana common name: muttongrass 83    Subspecies  longiligula (Scribn. & Williams) Soreng common name: muttongrass 84    Varietas  longiligula (Scribn. & Williams) Gould syn. Poa fendleriana ssp. longiligula
85	Species  fernaldiana Nannf. syn. Poa laxa ssp. fernaldiana
86	Species  filifolia Vasey syn. Poa cusickii ssp. cusickii
87	Species  flexuosa Sm.
	88    Subspecies  fernaldiana (Nannf.) A.& D. L�ve syn. Poa laxa ssp. fernaldiana
89	Species  glauca Vahl
	90    Subspecies  conferta (Blytt) Lindm. syn. Poa glauca ssp. glauca 91    Varietas  conferta (Blytt) Nannf. syn. Poa glauca ssp. glauca 92    Subspecies  glauca common name: glaucous bluegrass 93    Subspecies  glaucantha (Gaudin) Lindm. syn. Poa glauca ssp. glauca 94    Varietas  laxiuscula (Blytt) Lindm. syn. Poa glauca ssp. glauca 95    Subspecies  rupicola (Nash ex Rydb.) W.A. Weber common name: timberline bluegrass 96    Varietas  rupicola (Nash ex Rydb.) Boivin syn. Poa glauca ssp. rupicola
97	Species  glaucantha Gaudin syn. Poa glauca ssp. glauca
98	Species  glaucifolia Scribn. & Williams ex Williams syn. Poa arida
99	Species  glomerata Walt. syn. Eragrostis japonica
100	Species  glutinosa Sw. syn. Eragrostis glutinosa
101	Species  gracillima Vasey
	102    Varietas  multnomae (Piper) C.L. Hitchc. syn. Poa secunda
103	Species  grayana Vasey syn. Poa arctica ssp. grayana
104	Species  hansenii Scribn. syn. Poa cusickii ssp. cusickii
105	Species  hartzii Gandog.
	106    Subspecies  alaskana Soreng common name: Alaskan bluegrass
107	Species  hirsuta Michx. syn. Eragrostis hirsuta
108	Species  hispidula Vasey
	109    Varietas  aleutica Hult�n syn. Poa macrocalyx 110    Varietas  vivipara Hult�n syn. Poa macrocalyx
111	Species  horneri St. John syn. Poa bolanderi
112	Species  howellii Vasey & Scribn. common name: Howell's bluegrass
113	Species  hypnoides Lam. syn. Eragrostis hypnoides
114	Species  incurva Scribn. & Williams syn. Poa secunda
115	Species  infirma Kunth common name: weak bluegrass
116	Species  interior Rydb. syn. Poa nemoralis ssp. interior common name: inland bluegrass
117	Species  involuta A.S. Hitchc. syn. Poa strictiramea
118	Species  jordalii Porsild syn. Poa abbreviata ssp. pattersonii
119	Species  juncifolia Scribn.
	120    Varietas  ampla (Merr.) Dorn syn. Poa secunda 121    Subspecies  porteri Keck syn. Poa secunda
122	Species  keckii Soreng common name: Keck's bluegrass
123	Species  kelloggii Vasey common name: Kellogg's bluegrass
124	Species  kingii S. Wats. syn. Leucopoa kingii
125	Species  laevigata Scribn. syn. Poa secunda
126	Species  lanata Scribn. & Merr. syn. Poa arctica ssp. lanata
127	Species  languida A.S. Hitchc. syn. Poa saltuensis
128	Species  laxa Haenke
	129    Subspecies  banffiana Soreng common name: Banff bluegrass 130    Subspecies  fernaldiana (Nannf.) Hyl. common name: Fernald's bluegrass
131	Species  laxiflora Buckl. common name: looseflower bluegrass
132	Species  leibergii Scribn. common name: Leiberg's bluegrass
133	Species  leptocoma Trin.
	134    Subspecies  paucispicula (Scribn. & Merr.) Tzvelev syn. Poa paucispicula 135    Varietas  paucispicula (Scribn. & Merr.) C.L. Hitchc. syn. Poa paucispicula 136    Varietas  reflexa (Vasey & Scribn. ex Vasey) M.E. Jones syn. Poa reflexa
137	Species  lettermanii Vasey common name: Letterman's bluegrass
138	Species  longiligula Scribn. & Williams
	139    Varietas  wyomingensis Williams syn. Poa �nematophylla
140	Species  longipila Nash syn. Poa arctica ssp. arctica
141	Species  macrantha Vasey common name: seashore bluegrass
142	Species  macrocalyx Trautv. & C.A. Mey. common name: largeglume bluegrass
143	Species  macroclada Rydb. syn. Poa stenantha
144	Species  malacantha Komarov syn. Poa arctica ssp. lanata
145	Species  mannii Munro ex Hbd. common name: Olokele Gulch bluegrass
146	Species  marcida A.S. Hitchc. common name: withered bluegrass
147	Species  merrilliana A.S. Hitchc. syn. Poa paucispicula
148	Species  mexicana Hornem. syn. Eragrostis mexicana ssp. mexicana
149	Species  montevansii L. Kelso syn. Poa lettermanii
150	Species  napensis Beetle common name: Napa bluegrass
151	Species  nascopieana Polunin syn. Poa glauca ssp. glauca
152	Species  nemoralis L.
	153    Subspecies  interior (Rydb.) W.A. Weber common name: inland bluegrass 154    Varietas  interior (Rydb.) Butters & Abbe syn. Poa nemoralis ssp. interior 155    Subspecies  nemoralis common name: wood bluegrass
156	Species  nervosa (Hook.) Vasey
	157    Varietas  wheeleri (Vasey) C.L. Hitchc. syn. Poa wheeleri
158	Species  nevadensis Vasey ex Scribn.
	159    Varietas  juncifolia (Scribn.) Beetle syn. Poa secunda
160	Species  nitida Ell., non Lam. syn. Eragrostis elliottii
161	Species  norbergii Hult�n syn. Poa macrocalyx
162	Species  occidentalis Vasey common name: New Mexico bluegrass
163	Species  orcuttiana Vasey syn. Poa secunda
164	Species  pachypholis Piper syn. Poa unilateralis
165	Species  paludigena Fern. & Wieg. common name: bog bluegrass
166	Species  palustris L. common name: fowl bluegrass
167	Species  pattersonii Vasey syn. Poa abbreviata ssp. pattersonii
168	Species  paucispicula Scribn. & Merr. common name: Alaska bluegrass
169	Species  pectinacea Michx.
	170    Varietas  refracta (Muhl.) Chapman syn. Eragrostis refracta
171	Species  phryganodes Trin. syn. Puccinellia phryganodes ssp. phryganodes
172	Species  pilosa L. syn. Eragrostis pilosa
173	Species  piperi A.S. Hitchc. common name: Piper's bluegrass
174	Species  porsildii Gjaerev. common name: Porsild's bluegrass
175	Species  pratensis L. common name: Kentucky bluegrass
	176    Subspecies  agassizensis (Boivin & D. L�ve) Taylor & MacBryde syn. Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis 177    Subspecies  alpigena (Fries ex Blytt) Hiitonen common name: Kentucky bluegrass 178    Varietas  alpigena Fries ex Blytt syn. Poa pratensis ssp. alpigena 179    Subspecies  angustifolia (L.) Lej. syn. Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis 180    Varietas  angustifolia (L.) Gaudin syn. Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis 181    Subspecies  colpodea (Fries ex Blytt) Tzvelev common name: Kentucky bluegrass 182    Varietas  colpodea (Fries ex Blytt) Soreng syn. Poa pratensis ssp. colpodea 183    Varietas  domestica Laestad. syn. Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis 184    Varietas  gelida (Roemer & J.A. Schultes) B�cher syn. Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis 185    Varietas  iantha Wahlenb. syn. Poa pratensis ssp. pratensis 186    Subspecies  irrigata (Lindm.) Lindb. f. common name: spreading bluegrass 187    Subspecies  pratensis common name: Kentucky bluegrass 188    Subspecies  rigens (Hartman) Tzvelev syn. Poa pratensis ssp. irrigata 189    Varietas  rigens (Hartman) Wahlenb. syn. Poa pratensis ssp. irrigata 190    Subspecies  subcaerulea (Sm.) Hiitonen syn. Poa pratensis ssp. irrigata 191    Varietas  vivipara (Malmgr.) Boivin syn. Poa pratensis ssp. colpodea
192	Species  pringlei Scribn. common name: Pringle's bluegrass
193	Species  prolifera Sw. syn. Eragrostis prolifera
194	Species  pseudoabbreviata Rosh. common name: shortcoal bluegrass
195	Species  pseudopratensis Scribn. & Rydb. syn. Poa arida
196	Species  reflexa Vasey & Scribn. ex Vasey common name: nodding bluegrass
197	Species  refracta Muhl. syn. Eragrostis refracta
198	Species  reptans Michx. syn. Neeragrostis reptans
199	Species  rhizomata A.S. Hitchc. common name: rhizome bluegrass
200	Species  rigida L. syn. Desmazeria rigida
201	Species  rupicola Nash ex Rydb. syn. Poa glauca ssp. rupicola
202	Species  saltuensis Fern. & Wieg.
	203    Varietas  marcida (A.S. Hitchc.) Boivin syn. Poa marcida 204    Varietas  microlepis Fern. & Wieg. syn. Poa saltuensis
205	Species  sandbergii Vasey syn. Poa secunda common name: sandberg bluegrass
206	Species  sandvicensis (Reichart) A.S. Hitchc. common name: Hawai'i bluegrass
207	Species  scabrella (Thurb.) Benth. ex Vasey syn. Poa secunda common name: pine bluegrass
208	Species  scopulorum Butters & Abbe syn. Poa glauca ssp. glauca
209	Species  secunda J. Presl
	210    Varietas  elongata (Vasey) Dorn syn. Poa secunda 211    Varietas  incurva (Scribn. & Williams) Beetle syn. Poa secunda 212    Subspecies  juncifolia (Scribn.) Soreng syn. Poa secunda 213    Varietas  stenophylla (Vasey) Beetle syn. Poa secunda
214	Species  sierrae J.T. Howell common name: Sierra bluegrass
215	Species  siphonoglossa Hack. common name: Kauai bluegrass
216	Species  spectabilis Pursh syn. Eragrostis spectabilis
217	Species  stebbinsii Soreng common name: Stebbin's bluegrass
218	Species  stenantha Trin.
	219    Varietas  sandbergii (Vasey) Boivin syn. Poa secunda
220	Species  strictiramea A.S. Hitchc. common name: Big Bend bluegrass
221	Species  subcaerulea Sm. syn. Poa pratensis ssp. irrigata
222	Species  suksdorfii (Beal) Vasey ex Piper common name: western bluegrass
223	Species  supina Schrader common name: bluegrass
224	Species  sylvestris Gray common name: woodland bluegrass
225	Species  tef Zuccagni syn. Eragrostis tef
226	Species  tenella L. syn. Eragrostis tenella
227	Species  tenerrima Scribn. common name: delicate bluegrass
228	Species  tenuifolia A. Rich. syn. Eragrostis tenuifolia
229	Species  tracyi Vasey common name: Tracy's bluegrass
230	Species  trichodes Nutt. syn. Eragrostis trichodes
231	Species  triflora Gilib. syn. Poa palustris
232	Species  trivialis L. common name: rough bluegrass, shady bluegrass
233	Species  turneri Scribn. syn. Poa macrocalyx
234	Species  unilateralis Scribn. common name: San Francisco bluegrass
235	Species  vaseyochloa Scribn. syn. Poa leibergii
236	Species  virginica Zucc. ex Roemer syn. Eragrostis scaligera
237	Species  vivipara (L.) Willd. syn. Poa alpina
238	Species  wheeleri Vasey common name: Wheeler's bluegrass
239	Species  williamsii Nash syn. Poa arctica ssp. arctica
240	Species  wolfii Scribn. common name: Wolf's bluegrass
241	Species  x fibrata Swallen (pro sp.) syn. Poa �limosa
242	Species  x limosa Scribn. & Williams (pro sp.) common name: Lassen County bluegrass
243	Species  x nematophylla Rydb. (pro sp.)
244	Species  x tormentuosa Butters & Abbe syn. Poa glauca ssp. glauca

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