Poa supina

Poa supina

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 supina

Name

Poa supina Schrad., Heinrich Adolph Schrader

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Ochlopoa supina (Schrad.) H.Scholz & Valdés in Willdenowia 36: 662 (2006)
  • Poa annua var. supina (Schrad.) Lej. in Rev. Fl. Spa: 18 (1825)
  • Poa annua subsp. supina (Schrad.) Husn. in Graminées: 51 (1898)
  • Poa annua subsp. supina (Schrad.) Link in Hort. Reg. Bot. Berol. 1: 181 (1827)
  • Poa annua proles supina (Schrad.) Asch. & Graebn. in Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 389 (1900)
• Heterotypic
  • Ochlopoa bifida (S.E.Fröhner) Tzvelev in Zlaki Rossii: 356 (2019)
  • Ochlopoa rivulorum (Maire & Trab.) H.Scholz & Valdés in Willdenowia 36: 662 (2006)
  • Ochlopoa ustulata (S.E.Fröhner) Tzvelev in Zlaki Rossii: 355 (2019)
  • Poa annua f. alpigena Schur in Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 767 (1866)
  • Poa annua subsp. exigua (Hack.) Cif. & Giacom. in Nomencl. Fl. Ital. 1: 37 (1950)
  • Poa annua var. exigua Hack. in J.I.Briquet, Prodr. Fl. Corse 1: 133 (1910)
  • Poa annua f. macranthera Litard. & Maire in É.Jahandiez & al., Cat. Pl. Maroc 1: 66 (1931)
  • Poa annua f. pygmaea Schur in Enum. Pl. Transsilv.: 767 (1866)
  • Poa annua var. varia Gaudin in Alpina 3: 29 (1808)
  • Poa annua subsp. varia (Gaudin) Gaudin in Agrost. Helv. 1: 189 (1811)
  • Poa bifida S.E.Fröhner in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 88: 436 (1968)
  • Poa duriuscula Willd. ex Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 1: 339 (1824), pro syn.
  • Poa exigua Foucaud & E.Mandon ex Husn. in Graminées: 88 (1899), nom. illeg.
  • Poa foucaudii Hack. in Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 9: 112 (1905)
  • Poa rivulorum Maire & Trab. in Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 15: 395 (1924)
  • Poa supina var. allobrogensis Portal & Farille in Poa France Belgique Suisse: 159 (2005)
  • Poa supina f. alpigena (Schur) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 118 (1971 publ. 1972)
  • Poa supina f. exigua (Hack.) Gamisans in Candollea 29: 48 (1974)
  • Poa supina var. exigua (Hack.) Portal in Poa France Belgique Suisse: 161 (2005)
  • Poa supina var. foucaudii (Hack.) P.Fourn. in Quatre Fl. France: 67 (1934)
  • Poa supina subsp. foucaudii (Hack.) Pignatti in Arch. Bot. Biogeogr. Ital. 34: 6 (1958)
  • Poa supina proles foucaudii (Hack.) Rouy in G.Rouy & J.Foucaud, Fl. France 14: 268 (1913)
  • Poa supina f. pygmaea (Schur) Soó in Acta Bot. Acad. Sci. Hung. 17: 118 (1971 publ. 1972)
  • Poa supina subsp. ustulata (S.E.Fröhner) Á.Löve & D.Löve in Bot. Not. 128: 498 (1975 publ. 1976)
  • Poa ustulata S.E.Fröhner in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 88: 437 (1968)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Cosmopolitan Regionalː Eurasia Afghanistan, Altay, Austria, Belarus, Buryatiya, China South-Central, Chita, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, East Himalaya, Finland, France, Germany, Irkutsk, Italy, Krasnoyarsk, Mongolia, Nepal, North Caucasus, North European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Pakistan, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Turkmenistan, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutiya Continental: Africa Regionalː Northern Africa Morocco Introduced into: Azores, Baltic States, Central European Russia, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Magadan, Northwest European Russia References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schrader, H.A. 1806. Flora Germanica auctore Henrico Adolpho Schrader. Gottingae. BHL Reference page.  1:289.

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. 2026. Poa supina in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Poa supina. Published online. Accessed: January 10 2026. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Poa supina in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: January 10. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• مصرى: بوا سوبينا
• čeština: lipnice nízká
• Deutsch: Läger-Rispengrasç
• English: supine bluegrass
• suomi: juurtonurmikka
• русский: Мятлик приземистый
• svenska: Trampgröe
• 中文: 仰卧早熟禾

For more multimedia, look at Poa supina on Wikimedia Commons.