Poa alta

Poa alta

Poa alta

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 alta

Name

Poa alta Hitchc., Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 43: 93 (1930)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Poa flavida Keng f. ex L.Liu in Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 9(2): 393 (2002)
  • Poa mongolica (Rendle) Keng ex Shan Chen in Fl. Intramongolica 7: 85 (1983)
  • Poa nemoralis var. mongolica Rendle in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 36: 426 (1904)
  • Poa pseudonemoralis Skvortsov in Zap. Kharbin. Obshch. Estestvoisp. Etnogr. 12: 28 (1954), nom. illeg.
  • Poa pseudopalustris Keng ex Shan Chen in Fl. Intramongolica, ed. 2 5: 87 (1994), nom. superfl.
  • Poa pseudopalustris Keng f. ex L.Liu in Fl. Reipubl. Popularis Sin. 9(2): 400 (2002), nom. illeg.
  • Poa skvortzovii Prob. in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 10: 72 (1973)
  • Poa vaginans Keng f. in Fl. Tsinling. 1(1): 435 (1976)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-temperate Regionalː Eastern Asia Amur, Khabarovsk, Manchuria Regionalː Central Asia Buryatiya, Chita, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Mongolia, Primorye, Tibet, Xinjiang Regionalː China China North-Central, China South-Central Regionalː Siberia Yakutiya References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Hitchcock, A.S., 1930. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 43: 93

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. 
• Zhao, Y.Z., Zhao, L.Q. & Rui, C. (eds.) (2019). Flora Intramongolica, edition 3, 6: 1-619. Typis Intramongolicae popularis, Huhhot.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Poa alta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 09. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Poa alta. Published online. Accessed: January 09 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• 中文: 斯哥佐早熟禾

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