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Taxon:
Poa alpina
L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
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:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images
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).
URL:
http://www.agroatlas.ru/en/content/related/Poa_alpina/
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
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
Euro+Med Editorial Committee.
Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.emplantbase.org/home.html
FNA Editorial Committee.
1993-. Flora of North America.
URL:
http://floranorthamerica.org/
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Poa+alpina&quantity=1
Hanelt, P., ed.
2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
URL:
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
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.
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rechinger, K. H., ed.
1963-. Flora iranica.
Rønning, O. I.
1996. The flora of Svalbard.
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.
URL:
http://www.amjbot.org
Note:
on the affinities & biogeography of Poa species
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Tzvelev, N. N.
1976. Zlaki SSSR
Voss, E.
1972-. Michigan flora.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
Common names
English
alpine bluegrass –
Reference(s)
alpine meadow grass –
Reference(s)
bluegrass –
Reference(s)
German
Alpen-Rispengras –
Reference(s)
Swedish
fjällgröe –
Reference(s)
Transliterated Russian
mjatlik al' pijskij –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
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 Sheng
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
China
China
Xizang Zizhiqu
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
Romania
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 and Labrador
1
Native
Northern America
Eastern Canada
Canada
Nova Scotia
1
Native
Northern America
Eastern Canada
Canada
Ontario
1
Native
Northern America
Eastern Canada
Canada
Québec
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 Territories
1
Native
Northern America
Subarctic America
Canada
Yukon
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
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 Sheng, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Xizang Zizhiqu]
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
,
Switzerland
,
Czech Republic
,
Germany
,
Poland
,
Slovakia
EASTERN EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part
[European part (n. & e.)],
Estonia
,
Ukraine
(w.)
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania
,
Bulgaria
,
Greece
,
Croatia
,
Italy
(incl. Sicily),
Romania
,
Serbia
,
Slovenia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
France
(incl. Corsica)
Northern America
SUBARCTIC AMERICA:
Canada
[Northwest Territories, Yukon],
Greenland
,
United States
[Alaska]
EASTERN CANADA:
Canada
[Québec, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador]
WESTERN CANADA:
Canada
[Saskatchewan (n.), Alberta, Manitoba, British Columbia]
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
Note
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
Name
References