Poa imbecilla

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 imbecilla

Poa imbecilla Biehler, Pl. Nov. Herb. Spreng.: 7 (1807)

Homotypic
- Poa sprengelii Kunth in Révis. Gramin. 1: 116 (1829), nom. superfl.
Heterotypic
- Poa hypopsila Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 263 (1854)
- Poa matthewsii var. minor Petrie in Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 34: 393 (1901 publ. 1902)

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regionalː New Zealand Chatham Is., New Zealand North, 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.
Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Poa imbecilla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 December 31. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Poa imbecilla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 December 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Poa imbecilla. Published online. Accessed: December 31 2025. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Poa imbecilla in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: December 31. Reference page.