Poa bulbosa

Poa bulbosa

Poa bulbosa

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 bulbosa

Name

Poa bulbosa L., Sp. Pl.: 70 (1753)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Paneion bulbosum (L.) Lundell in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 222 (1915)
  • Poa alpina f. vivipara Wahlenb. in Fl. Suecica 1: 55 (1824), nom. illeg.
  • Poa nemoralis var. bulbosa (L.) Lej. in Rev. Fl. Spa: 19 (1825)
• Heterotypic
  • Paneion bulbosum var. viviparum (Koeler) Lunell in Amer. Midl. Naturalist 4: 222 (1915)
  • Poa alpina Pall. ex Roem. & Schult. in Syst. Veg., ed. 15[bis]. 2: 536 (1817), pro syn.
  • Poa attenuata var. desertorum (Trin.) Griseb. in C.F.von Ledebour, Fl. Ross. 4: 371 (1853)
  • Poa briziformis Trab. in J.A.Battandier & al., Fl. Algérie, Monocot.: 207 (1895)
  • Poa bulbillifera Chrtek & Hadac in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 117: 146 (1969)
  • Poa bulbosa var. crispa (Thuill.) Mérat in Nouv. Fl. Env. Paris: 38 (1812)
  • Poa bulbosa subsp. crispa (Thuill.) Dumort. in Observ. Gramin. Belg.: 145 (1824)
  • Poa bulbosa subsp. leucoglossa Velen. in Fl. Bulg., Suppl. 1: 300 (1898)
  • Poa bulbosa subsp. nevskii (Roshev. ex Ovcz.) Tzvelev in Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 10: 95 (1973)
  • Poa bulbosa f. patens Roshev. in B.A.Fedchenko & al., Fl. Turkmen. 1: 143 (1932)
  • Poa bulbosa subsp. perligulata H.Scholz in Bot. Chron. 3: 17 (1983)
  • Poa bulbosa subsp. praecox (Borbás) Nyman in Consp. Fl. Eur.: 834 (1882)
  • Poa bulbosa var. psammophila (Schur) Asch. & Graebn. in Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 393 (1900)
  • Poa bulbosa subsp. pseudoconcinna (Schur) Asch. & Graebn. in Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 392 (1900)
  • Poa bulbosa f. pubescens Neuman in Sver. Fl.: 744 (1901)
  • Poa bulbosa var. verticillata Coss. & Germ. in Fl. Descr. Anal. Paris: 642 (1845)
  • Poa bulbosa monstr. vivipara (Koeler) Asch. & Graebn. in Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 392 (1900)
  • Poa bulbosa f. vivipara (Koeler) Maire in Fl. Afrique N. 3: 86 (1955)
  • Poa bulbosa subsp. vivipara (Koeler) Arcang. in Comp. Fl. Ital.: 785 (1882)
  • Poa bulbosa var. vivipara Koeler in Descr. Gramin.: 189 (1802)
  • Poa carniolica (Mutel) Kerguélen in Lejeunia, n.s., 75: 237 (1975)
  • Poa cephalonica H.Scholz in Bot. Chron. 3: 16 (1983)
  • Poa compressa Schrenk ex Griseb. in C.F.von Ledebour, Fl. Ross. 4: 371 (1852), pro syn.
  • Poa concinna var. carniolica Mutel in Fl. Franç. Herbor. 4: 77 (1837)
  • Poa crassipes Domin in Preslia 31: 284 (1959)
  • Poa crispa Thuill. in Fl. Env. Paris, ed. 2: 45 (1799)
  • Poa delicatula Wilh. ex Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 250 (1854), pro syn.
  • Poa desertorum Trin. in Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 1: 69 (1836)
  • Poa eigii Feinbrun in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1940: 280 (1941)
  • Poa montana Balansa in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 21: 17 (1874), nom. illeg.
  • Poa nemoralis var. rhenana Lej. in Rev. Fl. Spa: 19 (1825)
  • Poa nevskii Roshev. ex Ovcz. in Trudy Tadzhisk. Bot. Sada 1(1): 10, 13 (1933)
  • Poa pasqualii Heldr. ex Parl. in Fl. Ital. 1: 343 (1850), pro syn.
  • Poa perligularis H.Scholz in Willdenowia 16: 404 (1987)
  • Poa praecox Borbás in Oesterr. Bot. Z. 28: 135 (1878)
  • Poa prolifera F.W.Schmidt in Samml. Phys. Aufsätze Böhm. Naturgesch. 1: 188 (1791), nom. illeg.
  • Poa protuberata Schur in Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 773 (1866), pro syn.
  • Poa psammophila Schur in Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 773 (1866)
  • Poa pseudoconcinna Schur in Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 773 (1866)
  • Poa rhenana Lej. in Fl. Spa 1: 52 (1811), nom. illeg.
  • Poa vivipara R.Br. in Ionios Antologia 3: 686 (1834), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Cosmopolitan Regionalː Eurasia Afghanistan, Albania, Altay, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Cyprus, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang Continental: Africa Regionalː Northern Africa Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia Regionalː Macaronesia Canary Is., Madeira Regionalː Southern Africa Cape Provinces Regionalː Eastern Africa Sudan-South Sudan Introduced into: Alberta, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Chile South, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Korea, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand South, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Australia, South Dakota, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Wyoming References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 70. Reference page. 

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. 
• 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

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Poa bulbosa 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 bulbosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 December 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Poa bulbosa. Published online. Accessed: December 26 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Poa bulbosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Zwiebel-Rispengras
• English: Bulbous bluegrass
• suomi: Sipulinurmikka
• français: Pâturin bulbeux
• hornjoserbsce: Cybličkata lipnica
• lietuvių: Gumbuotoji miglė
• polski: Wiechlina cebulkowata
• Türkçe: Yumrulu salkım otu

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