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Taxon:
Poa compressa
L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Poa
Family:
Poaceae
(alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Poinae
Nomen number:
28934
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:69. 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_compressa/
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
Allan, H. H. B. et al.
1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
URL:
http://floraseries.landcareresearch.co.nz/pages/index.aspx
Bor, N. L.
1960. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan.
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
Cronquist, A. et al.
1972-. Intermountain flora.
Darbyshire, S. J.
2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 24.
Davis, P. H., ed.
1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands.
Demilly, D. et al.
2001. Liste alphabétique des principales espèces de plantes cultivées et de mauvaises herbes. Noms latins et noms français, ed. 7
Note:
GEVES-SNES, Beaucouzé, France
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/
Note:
as doubtfully native
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+compressa&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#
Instituto de Botánica Darwinion.
2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
URL:
http://www2.darwin.edu.ar/Proyectos/FloraArgentina/FA.asp
Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS).
Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.anbg.gov.au/common.names/
International Seed Testing Association.
1982. A Multilingual Glossary of Common Plant-Names 1. Field crops, grasses and vegetables, ed. 2.
Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire.
1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
Koyama, T.
1987. Grasses of Japan and its neighboring regions
Lee, Y. N.
1997. Flora of Korea.
Markle, G. M. et al., eds.
1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Meikle, R. D.
1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus.
Mouterde, P.
1966-. Nouvelle flore du Liban et de la Syrie.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Note:
mentions
Ohwi, J.
1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
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
Randall, R. P.
2007. The introduced flora of Australia and its weed status.
URL:
http://www.weeds.org.au/docs/intro_flora_australia.pdf
Rechinger, K. H., ed.
1963-. Flora iranica.
Note:
mentions
Scoggan, H. J.
1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
Skvortsov, A. K., ed.
2006. Flora of the Lower Volga region 1:204.
Soreng, R. J. et al.
2003. Catalogue of New World grasses (Poaceae): IV. Subfamily Pooideae. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 48:523.
Tutin, T. G. et al., eds.
1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Tzvelev, N. N.
1976. Zlaki SSSR
Ugarte, E. et al.
2011. Vascular alien flora, Chile. Check List 7:365-380.
URL:
http://www.checklist.org.br/
Villaseñor, J. L. & F. J. Espinoza-Garcia.
2004. The alien flowering plants of Mexico. Diversity & Distrib. 10:113-123.
Wagner, W. L. et al.
Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (on-line resource).
URL:
http://botany.si.edu/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/query2.cfm
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
2018. Mid-Atlantic invasive plant species (on-line resource)
Common names
English
Canada bluegrass –
Reference(s)
Canadian bluegrass –
Reference(s)
flattened meadow grass –
Reference(s)
English (Canada)
Canada blue grass –
Reference(s)
French
pâturin comprimé –
Reference(s)
French (Canada)
pâturin comprimé –
Reference(s)
German
flaches Rispengras –
Reference(s)
Italian
poa compressa –
Reference(s)
Japanese Rōmaji
ko-ichigo-tsunagi –
Reference(s)
Swedish
berggröe –
Reference(s)
Transcribed Chinese
jia na da zao shu he –
Reference(s)
Transcribed Korean
jompoapul –
Reference(s)
Transliterated Russian
mjatlik spljusnutyj –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Morocco
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
Caucasus
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia
Ciscaucasia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Cyprus
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Lebanon
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Syria
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Turkey
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Belarus
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Estonia
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Latvia
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Lithuania
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Moldova
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Russian Federation
Saratov
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Russian Federation
Volgograd
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Russian Federation-European part
European part
1
Native
Europe
Eastern Europe
Ukraine
incl. Krym
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Austria
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Belgium
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Czech Republic
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Germany
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Hungary
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Netherlands
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Poland
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Slovakia
1
Native
Europe
Middle Europe
Switzerland
1
Native
Europe
Northern Europe
Denmark
1
Native
Europe
Northern Europe
Finland
1
Native
Europe
Northern Europe
Norway
1
Native
Europe
Northern Europe
Sweden
1
Native
Europe
Northern Europe
United Kingdom
s.
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. Sardinia, 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
Europe
Southwestern Europe
Spain
2
Cultivated
also cult.
4
Naturalized
Australasia
Australia
Australia
4
Naturalized
Australasia
New Zealand
New Zealand
4
Naturalized
Northern America
Mexico
4
Naturalized
Pacific
North-Central Pacific
United States
Hawaii
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Southern South America
Chile
also cult.
5
Uncertain
Northern America
Canada
5
Uncertain
Northern America
United States
Native
Africa
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
,
Morocco
Asia-Temperate
WESTERN ASIA:
Cyprus
,
Lebanon
,
Syria
,
Turkey
CAUCASUS:
Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia
[Ciscaucasia],
Armenia
,
Azerbaijan
,
Georgia
,
Russian Federation
[Dagestan]
Europe
NORTHERN EUROPE:
Denmark
,
Finland
,
United Kingdom
(s.),
Norway
,
Sweden
MIDDLE EUROPE:
Austria
,
Belgium
,
Switzerland
,
Czech Republic
,
Germany
,
Hungary
,
Netherlands
,
Poland
,
Slovakia
EASTERN EUROPE:
Russian Federation-European part
[European part],
Belarus
,
Estonia
,
Lithuania
,
Latvia
,
Moldova
,
Russian Federation
[Saratov, Volgograd],
Ukraine
(incl. Krym)
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE:
Albania
,
Bulgaria
,
Greece
,
Croatia
,
Italy
(incl. Sardinia, Sicily),
Romania
,
Serbia
,
Slovenia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE:
Spain
,
France
(incl. Corsica)
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
Australasia
AUSTRALIA:
Australia
NEW ZEALAND:
New Zealand
Northern America
REGION:
Mexico
Pacific
NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC:
United States
[Hawaii]
Southern America
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina
,
Chile
(also cult.)
Uncertain
Northern America
REGION:
Canada
,
United States
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Animal food
forage
fide NRCS Cons Pl Mat 2001
Englert, J. M. et al.
1999-. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators
Environmental
erosion control
as turf grass
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
lawn/turf
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
Weed
potential 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
Name
References