Poaceae
Poa

Poa palustris L.

First published in Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 874 (1759)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Temp. Northern Hemisphere. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Central European Rus, China North-Central, China Southeast, Chita, Colorado, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, Denmark, District of Columbia, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Illinois, Indiana, Inner Mongolia, Iowa, Iran, Irkutsk, Italy, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Kirgizstan, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kriti, Krym, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Mongolia, Montana, Nebraska, Netherlands, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Caucasus, North Dakota, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Northwest Territorie, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, South European Russi, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tennessee, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Tuva, Ukraine, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon

Introduced into:

Argentina South, Chile Central, Chile South, Ireland, Japan, Kerguelen, Nansei-shoto, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • 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.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • 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.
  • Frenot, Y., Chown, S.L., Whinam, J., Selkirk, P.M., Convey, P., Skotnicki, M. & Bergstrom,D.M. (2005). Biological invasions in the Antarctic: extent, impacts and implications. Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 80: 45-72.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Komiljon, T., Natalya, B., Avazbek, B., Dilnoza, A., Ziyoviddin, Y., Deng, T. & Sun, H. (2020). Flora of the Dzhizak Province, Uzbekistan: 1-523. China Forestry Publishing House.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • 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.
  • 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

  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • 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.
  • Fedtschenko, B.A. & al. (1932). Flora Turkmenii 1: 1-340. Turkmenskoe gosudarstvennoe izd., Ashkhabad.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Frenot, Y., Chown, S.L., Whinam, J., Selkirk, P.M., Convey, P., Skotnicki, M. & Bergstrom,D.M. (2005). Biological invasions in the Antarctic: extent, impacts and implications. Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society 80: 45-72.
  • 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.
  • Hultén, E.O.G. (1960). Flora of the Aleutian Islands and westernmost Alaska Peninsula: with notes on the flora of Commander Islands, ed. 2: 1-376. Weinheim : J. Cramer ; New York : Hafner Pub. Co.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Japan IVa: 1-430. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • 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.
  • Merkodovich, N.A. (ed.) (1941). Flora Uzbekistana 1: 1-566. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Meyer, F.K. (2011). Beiträge zur Flora von Albanien. Haussknechtia, Beih. 15: 1-220.
  • Ovczinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1957). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 1: 1-547. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
  • 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.
  • von Raab-Straube, E. (ed.) (2012-2022). The Euro+Med PlantBase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity http://ww2.bgbm.org/EuroPlusMed/query.asp.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Thompson, J.W. [5224] United States K002077134 Yes
Peck, M.E. [6542] United States K002077156 Yes
Hitchcock, C.L. [1741] United States K002077133 Yes
Bourgeau [s.n.] Canada K002077069 No
Bourgeau, E. [8] Canada K002077048 No
Schofield, W.B. [2165] United States K002077028 No
Grant, J.M. [s.n.] United States K002077161 Yes
Dore, W.G. [846] Canada K002077089 No
Bourgeau [6] Canada K002077042 No
Eastham, J.W. [s.n.] Canada K002077094 No
Thompson, J.W. [1684] United States K002077116 Yes
Loring, C.G. [s.n.] United States K002077118 Yes
Macoun, J. [88518] Canada K002077082 No
Austin, R.M. (Mrs.) [40] United States K002077110 Yes
Wolfe, J. [776] United States K002077164 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002077107 Yes
s.coll. [28 114] Canada K002077102 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [7] Canada K002077041 No
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M.; Smith, S.F. [18430] Canada K002077077 No
Lyall, D. [s.n.] United States K002077153 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M. [20877] United States K002077168 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M. [20880] United States K002077169 Yes
Drummond; [Bosley W.] [56] United States K002077122 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [13] Canada K001732112 No
Dore, W.G. [854] Canada K002077096 No
Geyer, C.A. [359] K002077125 Yes
Nuttall [s.n.] United States K001770314 Yes
Fendler, A. [929b] K002077151 Yes
s.coll [780] United States K001770313 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [1348] United States K002077149 Yes
Dore, W.G. [318] Canada K002077055 No
Garton, C.E. [6766] Canada K002077098 Yes
Schofield, W.B. [2271] United States K002077068 No
Churchill, J.R. [s.n.] United States K002077108 Yes
Malte, M.O. [119953] Canada K002077063 No
Schuette, J.H. [s.n.] United States K002077130 Yes
Anderson, J.P. [s.n.] United States K002077030 No
Pammel, L.H. [s.n.] United States K001732116 Yes
Kirkwood, J.E. [2242] United States K002077137 Yes
Rouleau, J.A.E. [473] Canada K002077062 No
Dore, W.G.; Gorham, E. [45-557] Canada K002077090 No
Hartley, T.G.; Thorne, R.F. [5807] United States K002077121 Yes
s.coll. [25144] Canada K002077067 No
Malte, M.O. [108345] Canada K002077080 No
Lyall, D. [s.n.] United States K002077105 Yes
Donald, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002077115 Yes
Ryves, T.B.; Clement, E.J. [COL97/197] United States K002077132 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M.; Smith, S.F. [18702] Canada K002077076 No
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M.; Smith, S.F. [18667] Canada K002077065 No
Senn, H.A. [908] Canada K002077086 No
Douglas [s.n.] United States K002077127 Yes
Bourgeau [s.n.] United States K002077142 Yes
Vasey, G. [1] United States K002077163 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M.; Smith, S.F. [18622] Canada K002077066 No
Ball, C.R. [404] United States K002077152 No
Baker, C.F. [802] United States K002077146 Yes
Richardson [s.n.] United States K002077070 No
Rosendahl, C.O. [777] Canada K002077101 Yes
Pammel, L.H. [184] United States K002077157 Yes
United States K000633972 Unknown Type Material Yes
Geyer, C.A. [12] K001770315 Yes
Armstrong, J.M. [10] Canada K002077104 Yes
Kirkwood, J.E. [2242] United States K002077136 Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W.; Breitung, A.J. [2867] Canada K002077079 No
Benth. [s.n.] United States K002077129 Yes
Lyall, D. [s.n.] United States K002077106 Yes
Van Schaack, G.B. [896] United States K002077029 No
Grant, J.M. [8305] United States K002077140 Yes
Cody, W.J.; Matte, J.M. [8911] Canada K002077081 No
Eyerdam, W.J. [s.n.] United States K002077031 No
Gleason, H.A. [30] United States K002077139 Yes
s.coll. [49] France K000641221 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K002077109 Yes
s.coll. [25148] Canada K002077051 No
Degen, A. [s.n.] Hungary K000641222 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [25146] Canada K002077057 No
Dore, W.G. [46107] Canada K002077095 No
[M. Newhall] [s.n.] United States K002077141 Yes
Raup, H.M. [1709] Canada K002077088 No
Gleason, H.A. [134] United States K002077138 Yes
Macoun [1902] Canada K002077046 No
Looff, E.H.; Looff, H.B. [441] United States K002077036 No
Seemann [s.n.] K000633970 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bourgeau, E. [9] Canada K002077047 No
Clarke, D.; Flint; Mich [3483] United States K002077154 Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W. [6051] Canada K002077097 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M.; Smith, S.F. [18453] Canada K002077072 No
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M.; Smith, S.F.; Kuba, K. [18494] Canada K002077071 No
Calder, J.A.; Gillett, J.M. [26239] Canada K002077172 Yes
Schofield, W.B. [1804] United States K002077171 Yes
Hungary K000641219 Unknown Type Material Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Annable, C. [7811] United States K002077170 Yes
United States K000633971 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [25148] Canada K002077052 No
Grant, J.M. [s.n.] United States K002077162 Yes
St. Lawrence; Eggleston, W.W. [2992] Canada K002077099 Yes
s.coll. [25146] Canada K002077064 No
Kirkwood, J.E. [1814] United States K002077135 Yes
Howell, T.; Thompson, J.W. [9427] United States K002077150 Yes
Lyall, D. [s.n.] Canada K002077085 No
Adrien, F. [2 060] Canada K001732113 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada K002077043 No
Robinson, B.L.; Schrenk, H. [223/224] Canada K002077045 No
Knieskern, P.D.; M.D. [s.n.] United States K002077120 Yes
[A. H. B] [s.n.] Canada K002077054 No
Coulter [780] United States K001732115 Yes
Sherkerek, W. [100] Canada K002077056 No
Benth. [120] United States K002077131 Yes
Stewart, R.R. [23152] Pakistan K003740713 Yes
Pammel, L.H. [184] United States K002077158 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Wiegand, K.M.; Bartram, E.B.; Darlington, H.T. [4622] Canada K002077040 No
Anderson, J.P. [s.n.] United States K002077032 No
Clokey, I.W. [4016] United States K002077155 Yes
Leiberg, J.B. [675] United States K002077147 Yes
Aiken, S.G.; Darbyshire, S. [1482] Canada K002077084 No
Ball, C.R.; [W. M. Ball] [s.n.] United States K002077159 Yes
Prior, A.; Oakes [s.n.] United States K002077113 Yes
Sandberg; Heller, A.A.; [Ms. Dingal] [644] United States K002077148 Yes
Eyerdam, W.J. [3318] United States K002077037 No
Chase, V.H. [1206] United States K002077117 Yes
Robinson, B.L.; Schrenk, H. [s.n.] Canada K002077049 No
Oakes [s.n.] United States K002077114 Yes
Pringle, C.S. [s.n.] United States K002077166 Yes
Anderson, J.P. [1718A] United States K002077035 No
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M.; Smith, S.F. [18441] Canada K002077073 No
Hultén, E. [s.n.] United States K002077027 No
Macoun, J.M. [63,431] Canada K002077050 No
Thuillier [s.n.] K000641220 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [6] United States K002077124 Yes
Rousseau, J. [31 277] Canada K002077103 Yes
Dore, W.G.; Gorham, E.; Senn, H.A. [45-589] Canada K002077091 No
Macoun, M.A. [1903] Canada K002077044 No
Thompson, J.W. [5733] United States K002077144 Yes
Davis, A.G. [s.n.] Canada K002077039 No
Cody, W.J. [32485] Canada K002077061 No
[Seemam] [1279] United States K002077126 Yes
Macoun, J. [26404] Canada K002077100 Yes
Dore, W.G.; Gorham, E. [45-836] Canada K002077093 No
s.coll. [I141] Colombia K002077053 No
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M.; Smith, S.F. [18612] Canada K002077060 No
Kisk, J. [1344] New Zealand K002075104 Yes
Scoggan, H.J. [3477] Canada K002077078 No
Rosendahl, C.O. [1875] Canada K002077083 No
Whited [1385] United States K002077145 Yes
Rousseau, J. [32452] Canada K002077087 No
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M.; Smith, S.F. [18672] Canada K002077059 No
Eyerdam, W.J. [3268] United States K002077038 No
Stewart, R.R. [23152] K003740712 Yes
Fernald, M.L. [186a] United States K002077112 Yes
[Bocley W.]; Drummond; [W. Bexev] [52] United States K002077123 Yes
Gouldie [s.n.] United States K002077143 Yes
Fernald, M.L. [186] United States K002077111 Yes
Anderson, J.P. [s.n.] United States K002077033 No
Macoun, J. [3/64] United States K002077165 Yes
Williams, J.A. [2410] United States K001732114 Yes
Schuette, J.H. [s.n.] United States K002077128 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States K002077034 No
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M.; Smith, S.F. [18746] Canada K002077075 No
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M.; Smith, S.F. [18360] Canada K002077074 No
Perry, L.M.; Roscoe, M.V. [69] Canada K002077058 No
Dore, W.G.; Gorham, E. [45-922] Canada K002077092 No
Sartwell, H.P. [s.n.] United States K002077119 Yes
Hitchcock, A.S. [s.n.] United States K002077160 Yes
Jan 1, 1977 S.coll [S.no] Canada Poa serotina K001691213 Yes
R D [S.no] Canada Poa serotina K001731830 Yes
S.coll [S.no] Poa fertilis K001691252 Yes

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