Poa alopecurus

Poa alopecurus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Poinae
Genus: Poa
Species: Poa alopecurus

Name

Poa alopecurus (Gaudich. ex Mirb.) Kunth, Révis. Gramin. 1: 116. (1829)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Arundo alopecurus Gaudich. ex Mirb. in Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 4: 602 (1826)
• Homotypic
  • Festuca alopecurus (Gaudich. ex Mirb.) Brongn. in L.I.Duperrey, Voy. Monde, Phan.: 32 (1829)
  • Poa flabellata var. alopecurus (Gaudich. ex Mirb.) Raspail in Ann. Sci. Observ. 2: 87 (1829)
• Heterotypic
  • Aira caespitosa Banks & Sol. ex Hook.f. in Fl. Antarct.: 380 (1846), not validly publ.
  • Aira superbiens Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 424 (1854)
  • Arundo antarctica d'Urv. in Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 4: 602 (1826)
  • Calamagrostis macloviana Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 192 (1854)
  • Deyeuxia vivipara Phil. in Linnaea 29: 90 (1858)
  • Festuca antarctica (d'Urv.) Kunth in Révis. Gramin. 1: 132 (1829), nom. illeg.
  • Festuca arundo Hook.f. in Fl. Antarct.: 381 (1847)
  • Festuca fuegiana Hook.f. in Fl. Antarct.: 380 (1846)
  • Festuca fuegiana var. vivipara Hook. in Fl. Antarct.: 380 (1846), not validly publ.
  • Festuca pogonantha Franch. in Miss. Sci. Cap Horn, Bot. 5: 387 (1889)
  • Poa alopecurus subsp. fuegiana (Hook.f.) D.M.Moore & Doggett in Brit. Antarc. Surv. Bull. 43: 105 (1976)
  • Poa antarctica (d'Urv.) Raspail in Ann. Sci. Observ. 2: 87 (1829)
  • Poa commersonii Franch. in Miss. Sci. Cap Horn, Bot. 5: 385 (1889)
  • Poa flabellata var. antarctica (d'Urv.) Raspail in Ann. Sci. Observ. 2: 87 (1829)
  • Poa fuegiana (Hook.f.) Hack. in P.K.H.Dusén, Ergebn. Schwed. Exp. Magell. 3(5): 225 (1900)
  • Poa fuegiana var. involucrata Hack. in C.J.F.Skottsberg, Wiss. Ergebn. Schwed. Sudpol.-Exped. 4(4): 7 (1906)
  • Poa pogonantha (Franch.) Parodi in Revista Argent. Agron. 20: 180 (1953)
  • Poa rigidifolia Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 260 (1854)
  • Poa superbiens (Steud.) Hauman & Parodi in Physis (Buenos Aires) 9: 344 (1929)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regionalː Southern South America Amsterdam-St.Paul Is., Argentina South, Chile South, Falkland Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kunth, K.S. 1829–1834. Révision des Graminées, publiées dans les Nova genera et species plantarum de Humboldt et Bonpland. Paris: Gide. e-rara Reference page. ː 116.

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 
• Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O., Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C.F.S. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) 2008. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur (Argentina, Sur de Brasil, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107(1): i–xcvi, 1–983; 107(2): i–xx, 985–2286; 107(3): i–xxi, 2287–3348. ISBN 978-1-930723-70-2 ResearchGate (Vol. 2, Asteraceae); ResearchGate (Vol. 2, pp. 1581–1627, Bignoniaceae) . Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Poa alopecurus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 24. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Poa alopecurus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 December 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Poa alopecurus. Published online. Accessed: December 24 2025. Reference page.

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