Poa chapmaniana

Poa chapmaniana

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 chapmaniana

Name

Poa chapmaniana Scribn., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 21: 38 (1894)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regionalː Eastern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia Regionalː Eastern Central USA Arkansas, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, West Virginia Recorded in error in: Maryland References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Scribn., 1894. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 21: 38

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 chapmaniana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 27. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Poa chapmaniana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 December 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Poa chapmaniana. Published online. Accessed: December 27 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Chapman's bluegrass

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