Poaceae
Poa

Poa alpigena Lindm.

First published in Sv. Fanerogamfl.: 91 (1918)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Subarctic & Subalpine Northern Hemisphere to Mexico (Nuevo León). It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, British Columbia, China North-Central, China South-Central, Colorado, East European Russia, Finland, Føroyar, Greenland, Iceland, Inner Mongolia, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Mexico Northeast, Montana, Nepal, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Newfoundland, North European Russi, Northwest Territorie, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario, Pakistan, Qinghai, Québec, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, Svalbard, Sweden, Tibet, Tuva, Vermont, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yukon

Introduced into:

Chile South

Synonyms

Homotypic 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.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • 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.
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 2: 1-362. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Nikolin, E.G. (2020). Opredelitel' vysshikh rasteniy Yakutii: 1-895. Moskva : Tovarishchestvo Nauchnykh Izdaniy KMK Novosibirsk "Nauka".
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 6: 1-619. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • 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.
  • Kandwal, M.K. & Gupta, B.K. (2009). An update on grass flora of Uttarkhand. Indian Journal of Forestry 32: 657-668.
  • 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.
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 2: 1-362. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 19, 1935 Hornemann [s.n.] Greenland K002077990 Yes
Apr 2, 1935 Pullen [168] Canada K001770337 Yes
Mar 28, 1935 Brown, R. [s.n.] Greenland K002077991 Yes
Mar 21, 1935 Ledebour [s.n.] K000633953 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 21, 1935 Ledebour Greenland K000633954 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thompson, H.J. [s.n.] United States K002076374 Yes
Thomas, J.H. [2235] United States K002076373 Yes
Norberg, I.L. [s.n.] United States K002076369 Yes
Hultén, E. [8559] United States K002076376 Yes
Wiggins, I.L. [12956] United States K002076375 Yes
Anderson, J.P. [2501] United States K002076377 Yes
Anderson, J.P. [4612] United States K002076371 Yes
Simmons, H.G. [3480] Canada K000633955 Unknown Type Material Yes
Anderson, J.P. [4339] United States K002076372 Yes
Hultén, E. [s.n.] United States K002076370 Yes
Lid, J. [227] Svalbard Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125273 Yes
Lid, J. [s.n.] Norway Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125228 Yes
Malmgren, A.J.; Andersson, N.J. [s.n.] Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125261 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Norway Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125265 Yes
Martins, M. [191] Svalbard Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125251 Yes
Dore, W.G.; Gorham, E. [45-259] Canada Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076390 Yes
Brown, R. [s.n.] Greenland Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076349 Yes
Rygg, L. [s.n.] Iceland Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125210 Yes
George, A.S. [17692] Svalbard Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125249 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [18421] Norway Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125219 Yes
Lid, J. [s.n.] Iceland Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125212 Yes
Holmberg, O.R. [s.n.] Sweden Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125240 Yes
Anderson, J.P. [178] United States Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076378 Yes
Fries, Th.M.; Andersson, N.J. [s.n.] Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125262 Yes
Eaton, A.E. (Rev.) [s.n.] Svalbard Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125266 Yes
Dahl, E. [s.n.] Svalbard Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125250 Yes
Soreng, R.J.; Soreng, N.L. [7777] Sweden Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125232 Yes
Senn, H.A.; Gorham, E.; Dore, W.G. [45-638] Canada Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076393 Yes
Seward, A.C.; Holttum, R.E. [s.n.] Greenland Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076364 Yes
Scoggan, H.J. [5806] Canada Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076405 Yes
Cody, W.J. [32546] Canada Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076391 Yes
Babington, C.C. [s.n.] Iceland Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125214 Yes
Fellman, N.I. [s.n.] Finland Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125241 Yes
Smith, K.A.H. [s.n.] Sweden Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125282 Yes
Sinker, C.A. [161] Norway Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125216 Yes
Soreng, R.J.; Soreng, N.L. [7804] Sweden Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125275 Yes
Richardson (Dr.) [78] Greenland Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076350 Yes
Fellman, N.I. [s.n.] Finland Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125245 Yes
Holmberg, O.R. [s.n.] Sweden Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125235 Yes
Fellman, N.I. [s.n.] Finland Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125246 Yes
Cody, W.J.; Ginns, J.H. [30352] Canada Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076404 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M.; Smith, S.F. [18421] Canada Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076401 Yes
Fries, Th.M. [s.n.] Germany Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125263 Yes
Fernald, M.L.; Long, B.H.; Fogg, J.M. (Jr.) [1264] Canada Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076407 Yes
Babington, C.C. [160] Iceland Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125213 Yes
Seiderfaden, G. [539] Greenland Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076353 Yes
Soreng, R.J.; Soreng, N.L. [7815] Finland Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125222 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [421] Greenland Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076351 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [18430] Norway Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125218 Yes
Lid, J. [439] Svalbard Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125277 Yes
Fellman, N.I. [s.n.] Finland Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125243 Yes
Sørensen, T. [3410] Greenland Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076363 Yes
Soreng, R.J.; Soreng, N.L. [7796] Sweden Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125233 Yes
Dobbs, C.G. [s.n.] Svalbard Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125257 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [G. 23] Greenland Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076366 Yes
Lynge, B. [s.n.] Svalbard Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125269 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [s.n.] Sweden Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125236 Yes
Scoggan, H.J. [3487] Canada Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076385 Yes
Barth [s.n.] Canada Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076399 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M.; Smith, S.F. [18591] Canada Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076400 Yes
Senn, H.A.; Dore, W.G.; Gorham, E. [45-590] Canada Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076395 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [s.n.] Sweden Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125234 Yes
Soreng, R.J.; Soreng, N.L. [7776] Sweden Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125231 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [18515] Norway Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125223 Yes
Lynge, B. [s.n.] Svalbard Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125276 Yes
[I. Levesh] [s.n.] Greenland Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076354 Yes
Lid, J. [s.n.] Svalbard Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125270 Yes
Cody, W.J. [29486] Canada Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076392 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Canada Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076387 Yes
[W. W. Wagstaft] [s.n.] Svalbard Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125252 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [236] Greenland Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076367 Yes
Lid, J. [s.n.] Svalbard Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125272 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125226 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125227 Yes
Fellman, N.I. [s.n.] Finland Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125242 Yes
Vestergren, T. [s.n.] Austria Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125274 Yes
Martins, M. [116] Norway Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125230 Yes
Seemann, B.C. [1280] Canada Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076386 Yes
Lynge, B. [s.n.] Svalbard Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125255 Yes
Holmberg, O.R. [s.n.] Norway Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125225 Yes
Anderson, J.P. [4789] United States Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076379 Yes
Simmons, H.G. [1361] Canada Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076398 Yes
Vaage, J. [s.n.] Greenland Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125268 Yes
Lid, J. [s.n.] Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125215 Yes
Cody, W.J.; Spicer, K.W. [17810] Canada Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076402 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M.; Smith, S.F. [18520] Canada Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076396 Yes
Brown, R. [s.n.] Greenland Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076365 Yes
Wiggins, I.L. [12614] United States Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076383 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [18502] Norway Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125221 Yes
Smith, K.A.H. [s.n.] Sweden Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125284 Yes
MacGregor, W. [s.n.] Canada Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076406 Yes
Holmberg, O.R. [s.n.] Sweden Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125238 Yes
Dore, W.G.; Gorham, E. [45-325] Canada Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076394 Yes
Bishop, H. [81] Canada Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076389 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [18529] Norway Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125217 Yes
Zetterstedt, J.E. [s.n.] Norway Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125278 Yes
Lid, J. [s.n.] Iceland Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125211 Yes
Cody, W.J. [18959] Canada Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076403 Yes
Fellman, N.I. [s.n.] Finland Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125244 Yes
Jönsson, J.; Falck, A. [s.n.] Norway Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125260 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [s.n.] Sweden Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125239 Yes
Swartz [s.n.] Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125229 Yes
Fries, Th.M. [s.n.] Svalbard Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125267 Yes
Anderson, J.P.; Gasser, G.W. [5795] United States Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076380 Yes
Harald Lindberg [s.n.] Finland Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125247 Yes
Alm, C.G. [s.n.] Sweden Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125237 Yes
[Arnold Pihe] [s.n.] Svalbard Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125254 Yes
Martins, C. [s.n.] Svalbard Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125259 Yes
af Hällström, Edv. [s.n.] Sweden Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125248 Yes
Smith, K.A.H. [s.n.] Sweden Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125281 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125279 Yes
Malmgren, A.J. [s.n.] Svalbard Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125253 Yes
Anderson, J.P.; Gasser, G.W. [7418] United States Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076381 Yes
Cody, W.J.; Webster, T.J.M. [5556] United States Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076382 Yes
Trapnell, C.G. [138] Greenland Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076352 Yes
Sinker, C.A. [160A] Norway Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125224 Yes
Blytt, M.N.; Lindeberg, C.J. [94] Norway Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125264 Yes
Abbe, E.C.; Abbe, L.B. [3438] Canada Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076388 Yes
Wagstaf, W.W. [s.n.] Norway Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125258 Yes
Chambers, K.L. [123] United States Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076384 Yes
Peterson, P.M.; Saarela, J.M.; Smith, S.F. [18532] Canada Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K002076397 Yes
Nygren, A. [s.n.] Sweden Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125280 Yes
Tornoe, J.K. [s.n.] Svalbard Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125256 Yes
Nannfeldt, J.A. [18429] Norway Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125220 Yes
Lynge, B. [s.n.] Svalbard Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125271 Yes
Smith, K.A.H. [s.n.] Sweden Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125283 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Svalbard Poa pratensis subsp. alpigena K003125285 Yes

Sources

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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