Poa alsodes

Poa alsodes

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 alsodes

Name

Poa alsodes A.Gray, Manual, ed. 2: 562 (1856)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Poa diantha Alph.Wood in Class-book Bot.: 797 (1861), nom. illeg.
  • Poa dinantha Alph.Wood in Class-book Bot.: 797 (1861)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regionalː Eastern Central USA Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin Regionalː Eastern USA Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia Regionalː Canada New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gray, A. 1856. A Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States. Second Edition. New York: George P. Putnam & Co. BHL Reference page. ː 562.

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. 
• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Poa alsodes 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 alsodes. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 24 December 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Poa alsodes. Published online. Accessed: December 24 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Poa alsodes in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: December 24. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: grove bluegrass, wood bluegrass, grove meadow grass

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