Poa cuspidata

Poa cuspidata

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 cuspidata

Name

Poa cuspidata Nutt. in W.P.C.Barton, Comp. Fl. Philadelph. 1: 61 (1818)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Aira triflora Elliott in Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 153 (1816)
  • Graphephorum elliottii Kunth in Révis. Gramin. 1: 80 (1829), nom. superfl.
  • Graphephorum melicoides var. triflorum (Elliott) Alph.Wood in Amer. Bot. Fl., ed. 2.: 398 (1871)
  • Poa brachyphylla Schult. in Mant. 2: 304 (1824)
  • Poa brevifolia Muhl. in Descr. Gram.: 138 (1817), nom. illeg.
  • Poa pungens Nutt. in Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 1: 66 (1818), nom. illeg.
  • Poa trinervata Willd. ex Muhl. in Descr. Gram.: 138 (1817), pro syn.
  • Triodia greenii Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 330 (1824)

Homonyms

• Poa cuspidata Roth in Nov. Pl. Sp.: 72 (1821), nom. illeg. vide Eragrostis rufescens Schult. in Mant. 2: 319 (1824)
• Poa cuspidata Vasey ex Scribn. in Circ. Div. Agrostol. U.S.D.A. 9: 6 (1899), pro syn. vide Poa wheeleri Vasey in J.T.Rothrock, Rep. U.S. Geogr. Surv., Wheeler 6(Botany): 291 (1878 publ. 1879)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Eastern USA Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia Regionalː Eastern Central USA Delaware, District of Columbia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nutt. in W.P.C.Barton, 1818. Compendium Florae Philadelphicae 1: 61.

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 cuspidata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 28. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Poa cuspidata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 December 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Poa cuspidata. Published online. Accessed: December 28 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: early bluegrass

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