Taxon: Poa alpina L.

Summary

Genus:

Poa

Family:

Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)

Subfamily:

Pooideae

Tribe:

Poeae

Subtribe:

Poinae

Nomen number:

28896

Place of publication:

Sp. pl. 1:67. 1753

Typification:

View in Linnean Typification Project

Verified:

05/13/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Afonin, A. N., S. L. Greene, N. I. Dzyubenko, & A. N. Frolov, eds. Interactive agricultural ecological atlas of Russia and neighboring countries. Economic plants and their diseases, pests and weeds (on-line resource).
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. 1995. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. CRC Press. Note: Revised version of AH 170
Bor, N. L. 1960. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan.
Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Encke, F. et al. 1993. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 14. Auflage
Englert, J. M. et al. 1999-. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
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FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
Hitchcock, A. S. 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States, ed. 2.
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
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Smith, S. R. & A. Mintenko. 2000. Developing and evaluating North American native grasses for turf use. Diversity 16:43-45.
Soreng, R. J. 1990. Chloroplast-DNA phylogenetics and biogeography in a reticulating group: study in Poa (Poaceae). Amer. J. Bot. 77:1385, 1395, 1396, 1397. Note: on the affinities & biogeography of Poa species
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Common names

LANGUAGE	NAME	SEQ	CITATION
English	alpine bluegrass	1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	alpine meadow grass	1	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
English	bluegrass	1	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
German	Alpen-Rispengras	2	Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
Swedish	fjällgröe	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Transliterated Russian	mjatlik al' pijskij	2	Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native			Romania
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Algeria
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation	Dagestan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Qinghai
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xinjiang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xizang
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan		s.e.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kyrgyzstan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Tajikistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Uzbekistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Mongolia	Mongolia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Russian Far East	Russian Federation-Far East	Far East	n.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia	Eastern Siberia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation-Western Siberia	Western Siberia	n. & s.e.
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Afghanistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India		n.
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Nepal
1	Native	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan		n.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Estonia
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part	n. & e.
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine		w.
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Czech Republic
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Slovakia
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Finland
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Iceland
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Ireland
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Norway
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Svalbard and Jan Mayen
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Sweden
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Croatia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy		incl. Sicily
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Serbia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Slovenia
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France		incl. Corsica
1	Native	Northern America		Mexico		alpine regions
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Newfoundland
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Nova Scotia
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario
1	Native	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Quebec
1	Native	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan	n.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado	c. & w.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon	e.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming	c. & w.
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah	n.
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Northwest Territory
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Canada	Yukon Territory
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	Greenland
1	Native	Northern America	Subarctic America	United States	Alaska
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan	n.

Native

REGION:

Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria

Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Iran, Turkey
CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Russian Federation [Dagestan]
SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia (n. & s.e.)], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia]
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan (s.e.), Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
MONGOLIA: Mongolia
RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation-Far East [Far East (n.)]
CHINA: China [Qinghai, Xinjiang, Xizang]

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India (n.), Nepal, Pakistan (n.)

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland, United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden
MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Slovakia
EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part (n. & e.)], Estonia, Ukraine (w.)
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sicily), Serbia, Slovenia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France (incl. Corsica)

Northern America

SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territory, Yukon Territory], Greenland, United States [Alaska]
EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan (n.)]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Michigan (n.)]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado (c. & w.), Idaho, Montana, Oregon (e.), Washington, Wyoming (c. & w.)]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Utah (n.)]
REGION: Mexico (alpine regions)

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Reference
Animal food	forage	Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmental	erosion control	Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. 1995. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. CRC Press. Note: Revised version of AH 170
Environmental	revegetator	Alderson, J. & W. C. Sharp. 1995. Grass varieties in the United States, U.S.D.A. Agric. Handb. 170, rev. ed. CRC Press. Note: Revised version of AH 170

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2023. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grinczech.vurv.cz/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=28896. Accessed 28 September 2023.