Poa alpina
Appearance


Taxonavigation
[edit]| Taxonavigation: Poales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Poinae
Genus: Poa
Species: Poa alpina
Name
[edit]Poa alpina L., Sp. Pl.: 67 (1753)
Synonyms
[edit]- Homotypic
- Poa pratensis var. alpina (L.) Huds. in Fl. Angl., ed. 2: 39 (1778)
- Heterotypic
- Poa alpina var. alpestris Andersson in Pl. Scand. 2: 45 (1852)
- Poa alpina var. atlantica Trab. in Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 7: 147 (1924)
- Poa alpina subsp. atlantica (Trab.) Romo in Treb. Inst. Bot. Barcelona 11: 40 (1987)
- Poa alpina var. australis Andersson in Pl. Scand. 2: 46 (1852)
- Poa alpina subsp. balcanica Fiserová in Preslia 46: 219 (1974)
- Poa alpina var. bivonae (Parl.) H.St.John in Bot. Explor. St. Lawrence 126: 43 (1922)
- Poa alpina subsp. bivonae (Parl.) Soják in Čas. Nár. Mus., Odd. Přír. 151: 14 (1982)
- Poa alpina f. brevifolia (Gaudin) Döll in Rhein. Fl.: 88 (1843)
- Poa alpina subsp. brevifolia (Gaudin) Gaudin in Fl. Helv. 1: 245 (1828)
- Poa alpina var. brevifolia Gaudin in Agrost. Helv. 1: 193 (1811)
- Poa alpina var. buxicola Douin in G.E.M.Bonnier, Fl. Ill. France 12: 32 (1933)
- Poa alpina var. digitata Beauverd in Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève, sér. 2, 26: f. 2a-g (1936)
- Poa alpina subsp. digitata Beauverd in Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève, sér. 2, 26: 122 (1936)
- Poa alpina var. divaricata (Vill.) Mutel in Fl. Franç. Herbor. 4: 76 (1837)
- Poa alpina var. divaricata Schur in Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 725 (1866)
- Poa alpina subsp. fallax F.Herm. in Hercynia 1: 458 (1939)
- Poa alpina var. flavescens Mutel in Fl. Franç. Herbor. 4: 74 (1837)
- Poa alpina var. frigida (Gaudin) Rchb. in Fl. Germ. Excurs.: 46 (1830)
- Poa alpina var. glaucescens Blytt in Norges Fl. 1: 116 (1861)
- Poa alpina var. glomerata Gray in Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 1: 244 (1821)
- Poa alpina subsp. insularis (Parl.) Hayek in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 30(3): 264 (1932)
- Poa alpina var. intermedia Ambrosi in Fl. Tirolo Mer. 1: 115 (1854)
- Poa alpina var. involucrata Lange in Pug. Pl. Hispan.: 47 (1860)
- Poa alpina subsp. involucrata (Lange) K.Richt. in Pl. Eur. 1: 84 (1890)
- Poa alpina var. lapponum Wahlenb. in Fl. Suecica 1: 54 (1824)
- Poa alpina f. longifolia Döll in Rhein. Fl.: 88 (1843)
- Poa alpina var. macedonica Acht. in Izv. Bulg. Bot. Družh. 8: 146 (1939)
- Poa alpina var. minor Beal in Grass. N. Amer. 2: 543 (1896), nom. illeg.
- Poa alpina var. minor W.D.J.Koch in Syn. Fl. Germ. Helv.: 803 (1837)
- Poa alpina var. nana Latourr. in Chlor. Lugd.: 3 (1785)
- Poa alpina subsp. nodosa (Hartm.) Neuman in Sver. Fl.: 744 (1901)
- Poa alpina var. nodosa Hartm. in Handb. Skand. Fl.: 58 (1820)
- Poa alpina var. obtusata Litard. & Maire in Mém. Soc. Sci. Nat. Maroc 26: 42 (1930 publ. 1931)
- Poa alpina var. parva Trin. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math. 1: 375 (1830)
- Poa alpina var. rupicaprina Domin in Acta Bot. Bohem. 11: 32 (1936)
- Poa alpina subsp. stefanovii Fiserová in Preslia 46: 223 (1974)
- Poa alpina subsp. stenobotrya Maire in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 33: 95 (1942)
- Poa alpina var. stricta (Hegetschw. & Heer) Ducommun in Taschenb. Schweiz. Bot.: 868 (1969)
- Poa alpina subsp. subalpina (Schur) Simonk. in Enum. Fl. Transsilv.: 579 (1887)
- Poa alpina var. vivipara L. in Sp. Pl.: 67 (1753)
- Poa alpina subsp. vivipara (L.) Arcang. in Comp. Fl. Ital.: 785 (1882)
- Poa alpina f. vivipara (L.) B.Boivin in Naturaliste Canad. 94: 628 (1867)
- Poa annua var. glomerata Gray in Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 105 (1821 publ. 1822)
- Poa appennina Jan in Elench. Pl. Parm.: 2 (1831), pro syn.
- Poa attenuata Czetz in Erd. Mus. 6: 18 (1872), nom. illeg.
- Poa bivonae Parl. in G.Gussone, Fl. Sicul. Syn. 2: 99 (1844)
- Poa blepharachne Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 252 (1854)
- Poa borisii Stef. in Izv. Tsarsk. Prir. Inst. Sofiya 3: 138 (1930)
- Poa brizoides Wohll. in Suppl. Leyss. Fl. Halens.: 5 (1796), nom. illeg.
- Poa cilianensis Biv. ex Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 252 (1854), pro syn.
- Poa discolor Hoppe ex Trin. in Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math. 1: 375 (1830), pro syn.
- Poa divaricata Vill. in Hist. Pl. Dauphiné 2: 127 (1787), nom. illeg.
- Poa djurdjurae Trab. in J.A.Battandier & L.C.Trabut, Fl. Alger: 207 (1884)
- Poa elbrussica Timpko in Byull. Glavn. Bot. Sada 56: 39 (1964)
- Poa flavescens E.Thomas ex Hegetschw. in Fl. Schweiz: 86 (1838), nom. illeg.
- Poa frigida Gaudin in Alpina 3: 32 (1808)
- Poa hosteana Schur in Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 775 (1866), pro syn.
- Poa insularis Parl. in Fl. Ital. 1: 541 (1850)
- Poa intermedia (Ambrosi) Dalla Torre & Sarnth. in Fl. Tirol 6(1): 244 (1906), nom. illeg.
- Poa macedonica (Acht.) Stoeva & Kožuharov in Fitologiya 27: 14 (1984)
- Poa macedonica var. achtarovii Stoeva & Kožuharov in Fitologiya 27: 18 (1984)
- Poa macedonica var. nana Stoeva & Kožuharov in Fitologiya 27: 19 (1984)
- Poa macedonica var. pseudovivipara Stoeva & Kožuharov in Fitologiya 27: 18 (1984)
- Poa macedonica var. tenuifolia Stoeva & Kožuharov in Fitologiya 27: 18 (1984)
- Poa olympica Schott, Nyman & Kotschy in Analect. Bot.: 2 (1854)
- Poa parnassica Boiss. & Heldr. in P.E.Boissier, Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 4: 137 (1859), pro syn.
- Poa sabauda Beauverd in Bull. Soc. Bot. Genève, sér. 2, 23: 133 (1931), nom. illeg.
- Poa scheuchzeri Pourr. ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 362 (1841), pro syn.
- Poa stolonifera Bellardi in Mem. Reale Accad. Sci. Torino 5: 215 (1792)
- Poa stricta Hegetschw. & Heer in J.Hegetschweiler-Bodmer, Fl. Schweiz: 85 (1838), nom. illeg.
- Poa subalpina Schur in Verh. Mitth. Siebenbürg. Vereins Naturwiss. Hermannstadt 4(Anh.): 87 (1853), pro syn.
- Poa violascens Phil. in Linnaea 29: 100 (1858)
- Poa vivipara (L.) Willd. in Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol.: 103 (1809)
- Uralepis mutica E.Fourn. in Mexic. Pl. 2: 110 (1886)
Homonyms
- Poa alpina Pall. ex Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 536 (1817), pro syn. vide Poa bulbosa L. in Sp. Pl.: 70 (1753)
Distribution
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References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition |
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 67. Reference page.
Additional references
[edit]- 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.
- Hassler, M. & Muer, T. 2022. Flora Germanica. Alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild. 2 vols., 1712 pp., Verlag Regionalkultur, Ubstadt-Weiher. ISBN 978-3-95505-333-8 Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Poa alpina 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 alpina. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 December 2025. Reference page.
- International Plant Names Index. 2025. Poa alpina. Published online. Accessed: December 24 2025. Reference page.
- USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Poa alpina in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: December 24. Reference page.
Vernacular names
[edit]- Deutsch: Alpen-Rispengras
- suomi: Tunturinurmikka
- français: Pâturin des Alpes
- íslenska: Fjallasveifgras
- русский: Мятлик альпийский