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Taxon:  Poa annua L.



Summary
Genus:
Poa
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Poinae
Nomen number:
28904
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:68. 1753
Verified:
05/13/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (2  active, 2  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Poa annua L. f. annua (0 active accession[s])
Poa annua L. f. reptans (Hausskn.) T. Koyama (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Autonym(s)
Poa annua L. var. annua

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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
annual bluegrass –
annual meadow grass –
annual poa –
winter grass –
English (Canada)
annual blue grass –
French
pâturin annuel –
French (Canada)
pâturin annuel –
German
einjähriges Rispengras –
Italian
poa annua –
Japanese Rōmaji
suzume-no-katabira –
Spanish
espiguilla –
hierba de punta –
Swedish
vitgröe –
Transcribed Chinese
zao shu he –
Transcribed Korean
saepoapul –
Transliterated Russian
mjatlik odnoletnij –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationSaratov 
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian FederationVolgograd 
2Cultivated    also cult.
3AdventiveSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
3AdventiveSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  
3AdventiveSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaLesotho  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaNamibia  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
4NaturalizedAntarcticAntarctic ContinentAntarctica  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedNorthern America Mexico  
4NaturalizedNorthern America United States  
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
6Other    probable origin Europe
Native
Europe
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation [Saratov, Volgograd]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Adventive
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay
Naturalized
Africa
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa
Antarctic
  • ANTARCTIC CONTINENT: Antarctica
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico, United States
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Peru
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Chile
Other (probable origin Europe)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentallawn/turf Huff, D. R. 2000. This is not your father's bluegrass. A century of microevolution expedites development of greens-quality Poa annua. Diversity 16:29-30.
Harmful organism hostcrop diseasesfide WorldWeeds 593-594. 1997Holm, L. et al. 1997. World weeds: natural histories and distribution John Wiley & Sons, New York, New York.
Harmful organism hostcrop pestsfide WorldWeeds 593-594. 1997Holm, L. et al. 1997. World weeds: natural histories and distribution John Wiley & Sons, New York, New York.
Weedpotential seed contaminant CIBA-GEIGY, Basel, Switzerland. Documenta CIBA-GEIGY (Grass weeds 1. 1980, 2. 1981; Monocot weeds 3. 1982; Dicot weeds 1. 1988) Note: four books on weeds worldwide in scope
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=28904. Accessed 30 May 2023.


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