Poa fendleriana

Poa fendleriana

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 fendleriana
Subspecies: P. fendleriana subsp. fendleriana - P. fendleriana subsp. longiligula

Name

Poa fendleriana (Steud.) Vasey, Bull. Div. Bot. U.S.D.A. 13(2): t. 74 (1893)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Atropis fendleriana (Steud.) Beal in Grass. N. Amer. 2: 576 (1896)
  • Eragrostis fendleriana Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 278 (1854)
  • Panicularia fendleriana (Steud.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 782 (1891)
  • Puccinellia fendleriana (Steud.) Ponert in Feddes Repert. 84: 739 (1974)
  • Uralepis pooides Buckley in Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 14: 95 (1862), nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regionalː Canada Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba Regionalː Western Central USA Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming Regionalː Western USA California, Oregon, Washington Regionalː Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Vasey, G., 1893. United States Department of Agriculture. Division of Botany. Bulletin 13(2): t. 74.

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 fendleriana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 29. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Poa fendleriana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 December 2025. Reference page.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Poa fendleriana. Published online. Accessed: December 29 2025. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Poa fendleriana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: December 29. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• English: Muttongrass
• Diné bizaad: Tłʼoh nikání

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