Poa autumnalis

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 autumnalis

Poa autumnalis Muhl. ex Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 159 (1816)

Homotypic
- Poa elliottii Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 338 (1824), nom. superfl.
Heterotypic
- Poa campyle Schult. in Mant. 2: 304 (1824)
- Poa flexuosa Muhl. in Descr. Gram.: 148 (1817), nom. illeg.
- Poa hexantha Alph.Wood in Class-book Bot.: 797 (1861)
- Poa vestita Bosc ex Steud. in Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2, 2: 363 (1841), nom. nud.

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- Regionalː Eastern USA
  - Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia
- Regionalː Eastern Central USA
  - Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas
- Regionalː Canada
  - Greenland , Nunavut, Québec

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.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Poa autumnalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 25. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Poa autumnalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 December 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Poa autumnalis. Published online. Accessed: December 25 2025. Reference page.