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bluegrasses, timothies, foxtails, and allies
Poinae
Poa is a genus of about 500 species of grasses, native to the temperate regions of both hemispheres. Common names include meadow-grass (mainly in Europe and Asia), bluegrass (mainly in North America), tussock (some New Zealand species), and speargrass. Poa (πόα) is Greek for "fodder". Poa are members of the subfamily Pooideae of the family Poaceae.
26 branches of this group, most-observed first
Meadow-grasses
genusPoa
Timothies
genusPhleum
Foxtail grasses
genusAlopecurus
Beckmannia
genusBeckmannia
Apera
genusApera
Ventenata
genusVentenata
Arctagrostis
genusArctagrostis
Arctophila
genusArctophila
Pholiurus
genusPholiurus
Cornucopiae
genusCornucopiae
Dupontia
genusDupontia
Hookerochloa
genusHookerochloa
Bellardiochloa
genusBellardiochloa
Sylvipoa
genusSylvipoa
Saxipoa
genusSaxipoa
Nicoraepoa
genusNicoraepoa
Limnas
genusLimnas
Dupontiopsis
genusDupontiopsis
Arctopoa
genusArctopoa
Rhizocephalus
genusRhizocephalus
× Dupoa
genushybrid× Dupoa
Parvotrisetum
genusParvotrisetum
Pseudophleum
genusPseudophleum
Oreopoa
genusOreopoa
Agrostopoa
genusAgrostopoa
Nephelochloa
genusNephelochloa
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1138145.