Poa buchananii

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 buchananii

Poa buchananii Zotov, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 73: 236 (1943)

Homotypic
- Poa anceps var. alpina Hook.f. in Handb. N. Zeal. Fl. 1: 339 (1864)
Heterotypic
- Poa albida Buchanan in Indig. Grass. N. Zeal.: t. 50C (1880), nom. illeg.
- Poa sclerophylla Berggr. in Minneskr. Fisiog. Sallks. Lund 30: 8 (1877), nom. illeg.

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regionalː New Zealand New Zealand South References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

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.
Mark, A.F. (2021). Above the treeline. A nature guide to alpine New Zealand: 1-433. Potton & Burton.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Poa buchananii in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 26. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Poa buchananii. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 December 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Poa buchananii. Published online. Accessed: December 26 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Poa buchananii in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: December 26. Reference page.