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Meadow-grasses
Poa
Poa is a genus of about 500 species of grasses, native to the temperate regions of both hemispheres. Common names include meadow-grass (mainly in Europe and Asia), bluegrass (mainly in North America), tussock (some New Zealand species), and speargrass. Poa (πόα) is Greek for "fodder". Poa are members of the Pooideae subfamily of the Poaceae family.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Micrantherae
sectionMicrantherae
Poa
sectionPoa
Arenariae
sectionArenariae
Stenopoa
sectionStenopoa
Pandemos
sectionPandemos
Tichopoa
sectionTichopoa
Alpinae
sectionAlpinae
Secundae
sectionSecundae
common tussock grass
speciesPoa labillardierei
Muttongrass
speciesPoa fendleriana
Silver Tussock
speciesPoa cita
Grove Meadow Grass
speciesPoa alsodes
Texas bluegrass
speciesPoa arachnifera
Early Bluegrass
speciesPoa cuspidata
Homalopoa
sectionHomalopoa
sanddune bluegrass
speciesPoa douglasii
Broad-leaved poa
speciesPoa anceps
Blue Tussock
speciesPoa colensoi
Arctic Bluegrass
speciesPoa arctica
Largeflower Dune Bluegrass
speciesPoa macrantha
snow grass
speciesPoa sieberiana
drooping bluegrass
speciesPoa saltuensis
Tussac-grass
speciesPoa flabellata
Woodland Bluegrass
speciesPoa sylvestris
Oreinos
sectionOreinos
Poa astonii
speciesPoa astonii
soft tussock-grass
speciesPoa morrisii
Hinarepe
speciesPoa billardierei
Poa remota
speciesPoa remota
White-top bluegrass
speciesPoa acroleuca
Cusick's Bluegrass
speciesPoa cusickii
Poa imbecilla
speciesPoa imbecilla
Wheeler's Bluegrass
speciesPoa wheeleri
Poa ensiformis
speciesPoa ensiformis
Poa novae-zelandiae
speciesPoa novae-zelandiae
Poa poiformis
speciesPoa poiformis
Autumn Bluegrass
speciesPoa autumnalis
Abbreviatae
sectionAbbreviatae
Poa buchananii
speciesPoa buchananii
Poa litorosa
speciesPoa litorosa
Poa maniototo
speciesPoa maniototo
Large-flower Bluegrass
speciesPoa eminens
Aphydris
sectionAphydris
Poa sterilis
speciesPoa sterilis
Poa foliosa
speciesPoa foliosa
Poa tenera
speciesPoa tenera
Poa ligularis
speciesPoa ligularis
Poa acicularifolia
speciesPoa acicularifolia
Poa affinis
speciesPoa affinis
Poa lepidula
speciesPoa lepidula
Wolf's Bluegrass
speciesPoa wolfii
Poa lanigera
speciesPoa lanigera
Poa alopecurus
speciesPoa alopecurus
sierra blue grass
speciesPoa sierrae
Poa matthewsii
speciesPoa matthewsii
kellogg's bluegrass
speciesPoa kelloggii
Prairie Bluegrass
speciesPoa arida
Poa lindsayi
speciesPoa lindsayi
Poa meionectes
speciesPoa meionectes
Poa chathamica
speciesPoa chathamica
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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Every page naming Poa in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 52809.