Higher Classification: > Kingdom Plantae > Subkingdom Viridiplantae > Infrakingdom Streptophyta > Division Tracheophyta > Subdivision Spermatophytina > Class Magnoliopsida > Superorder Lilianae > Order Poales > Family Poaceae > Tribe Poeae > Genus Poa

Poa alpina L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Poa*	L.	accepted genus name
*Poa abbreviata*	R. Br.	taxonomically included in
*Poa aitosensis*	Kožuharov & Stoeva	taxonomically included in
*Poa akmanii*	Soreng, P. Hein & H. Scholz	taxonomically included in
*Poa alpigena*	Lindm.	taxonomically included in
*Poa alpina*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Poa angustifolia*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Poa arctica*	R. Br.	taxonomically included in
*Poa asiae-minoris*	H. Scholz & Byfield	taxonomically included in
*Poa austro-uralensis*	Tzvelev	taxonomically included in
*Poa babiogorensis*	Bernátová, Májovský & Obuch	taxonomically included in
*Poa badensis*	Haenke ex Willd.	taxonomically included in
*Poa balbisii*	Parl.	taxonomically included in
*Poa bigelovii*	Vasey & Scribn.	taxonomically included in
*Poa bivonae*	Guss.	taxonomically included in
*Poa boreorossica*	Tzvelev	taxonomically included in
*Poa botryoides*	(Griseb.) Kom.	taxonomically included in
*Poa bulbosa*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Poa bussmannii*	H. Scholz	taxonomically included in
*Poa carniolica*	(Mutel) Bech.	taxonomically included in
*Poa caucasica*	Trin.	taxonomically included in
*Poa cenisia*	All.	taxonomically included in
*Poa cephalonica*	H. Scholz	taxonomically included in
*Poa chaixii*	Vill.	taxonomically included in
*Poa compressa*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Poa crassipes*	Šourek	taxonomically included in
*Poa davisii*	Bor	taxonomically included in
*Poa densa*	Troitsky	taxonomically included in
*Poa diversifolia*	(Boiss. & Balansa) Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Poa dolosa*	Boiss. & Heldr.	taxonomically included in
*Poa egorovae*	Tzvelev	taxonomically included in
*Poa eigii*	Feinbrun	taxonomically included in
*Poa feratiana*	Boiss. & Reut.	taxonomically included in
*Poa flabellata*	(Lam.) Raspail	taxonomically included in
*Poa flaccidula*	Boiss. & Reut.	taxonomically included in
*Poa flexuosa*	Sm.	taxonomically included in
*Poa glauca*	Vahl	taxonomically included in
*Poa granitica*	Braun-Blanq.	taxonomically included in
*Poa greuteri*	Gabrieljan	taxonomically included in
*Poa hackelii*	Post	taxonomically included in
*Poa hartzii*	Gand.	taxonomically included in
*Poa hybrida*	Gaudin	taxonomically included in
*Poa iberica*	Fisch. & C. A. Mey.	taxonomically included in
*Poa igoshinae*	Tzvelev	taxonomically included in
*Poa imbecilla*	Spreng.	taxonomically included in
*Poa imeretica*	Sommier & Levier	taxonomically included in
*Poa jordanovii*	Kožuharov & Stoeva	taxonomically included in
*Poa jubata*	A. Kern.	taxonomically included in
*Poa klokovii*	Tzvelev	taxonomically included in
*Poa korshinskyi*	Tzvelev	taxonomically included in
*Poa kulikovii*	Tzvelev	taxonomically included in
*Poa langiana*	Rchb.	taxonomically included in
*Poa lanigera*	Nees	taxonomically included in
*Poa laxa*	Haenke	taxonomically included in
*Poa lehoueroui*	Dobignard & Portal	taxonomically included in
*Poa leptoclada*	A. Rich.	taxonomically included in
*Poa ligulata*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Poa longifolia*	Trin.	taxonomically included in
*Poa macedonica*	(Acht.) Stoeva & Kožuharov	taxonomically included in
*Poa magellensis*	F. Conti & Bartolucci	taxonomically included in
*Poa margilicola*	Bernátová & Májovský	taxonomically included in
*Poa masenderana*	Freyn & Sint.	taxonomically included in
*Poa media*	Schur	taxonomically included in
*Poa minor*	Gaudin	taxonomically included in
*Poa moabitica*	Bor	taxonomically included in
*Poa molinerii*	Balb.	taxonomically included in
*Poa nemoralis*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Poa nyaradyana*	Nannf.	taxonomically included in
*Poa ophiolithica*	H. Scholz	taxonomically included in
*Poa orientalis*	Tzvelev	taxonomically included in
*Poa paczoskii*	Tzvelev	taxonomically included in
*Poa palustris*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Poa pannonica*	A. Kern.	taxonomically included in
*Poa pelasgis*	H. Scholz	taxonomically included in
*Poa pentapolitana*	H. Scholz	taxonomically included in
*Poa perconcinna*	J. R. Edm.	taxonomically included in
*Poa perligularis*	H. Scholz	taxonomically included in
*Poa pitardiana*	H. Scholz	taxonomically included in
*Poa poiformis*	(Labill.) Druce	taxonomically included in
*Poa polychroa*	(Trautv.) Grossh.	taxonomically included in
*Poa portalii*	H. Scholz	taxonomically included in
*Poa pratensis*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Poa primae*	Tzvelev	taxonomically included in
*Poa pseudobulbosa*	Bor	taxonomically included in
*Poa pseudosterilis*	Galkin	taxonomically included in
*Poa pumila*	Host	taxonomically included in
*Poa rehmannii*	(Asch. & Graebn.) Woł.	taxonomically included in
*Poa remota*	Forselles	taxonomically included in
*Poa rhomboidea*	Roshev.	taxonomically included in
*Poa saksonovii*	Tzvelev	taxonomically included in
*Poa saltuensis*	Fernald & Wiegand	taxonomically included in
*Poa sejuncta*	Bernátová, Májovský & Obuch	taxonomically included in
*Poa seredinii*	Galkin	taxonomically included in
*Poa sibirica*	Roshev.	taxonomically included in
*Poa sinaica*	Steud.	taxonomically included in
*Poa stepposa*	(Krylov) Roshev.	taxonomically included in
*Poa sterilis*	M. Bieb.	taxonomically included in
*Poa stiriaca*	Dörfl.	taxonomically included in
*Poa subpolaris*	Kuvaev	taxonomically included in
*Poa tanfiljewii*	Roshev.	taxonomically included in
*Poa taurica*	H. N. Pojark.	taxonomically included in
*Poa thessala*	Boiss. & Orph.	taxonomically included in
*Poa timoleontis*	Boiss.	taxonomically included in
*Poa transbaicalica*	Roshev.	taxonomically included in
*Poa trichopoda*	Heldr. & Sart.	taxonomically included in
*Poa trivialis*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Poa urssulensis*	Trin.	taxonomically included in
*Poa vaginata*	Pamp.	taxonomically included in
*Poa versicolor*	Besser	taxonomically included in

Species group names

*Poa alpina subsp. vivipara*	(L.) Arcang.	homotypic synonym
*Poa borisii*	Stef.	heterotypic synonym
*Poa elbrussica*	Timpko	heterotypic synonym
*Poa alpina subsp. alpina*	L.	taxonomically included in
*Poa alpina subsp. atlantica*	(Trab.) Romo	taxonomically included in
*Poa alpina subsp. brevifolia*	Gaudin	taxonomically included in
*Poa alpina subsp. stenobotrya*	Maire	taxonomically included in

Children

Poa alpina L. subsp. alpina
Poa alpina subsp. atlantica (Trab.) Romo
Poa alpina subsp. brevifolia Gaudin
Poa alpina subsp. stenobotrya Maire

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Catalan: poa alpina sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Estonian: Alpi nurmikas sources: Kuusk, V., Tabaka, L. & Jankjavičene, R. 2003: Flora baltijskich respublik. Flora of the Baltic countries. 3. – Tartu

Finnish: tunturinurmikka sources: Kurtto, A., Lampinen, R., Piirainen, M. & Uotila, P. 2019: Checklist of the vascular plants of Finland. Suomen putkilokasvien luettelo. – Helsinki: Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS

Swedish: fjällgröe

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 67. 1753

Genbank

Citation

Valdés, B. & Scholz, H.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. Poa alpina L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/d7ff662c-bf33-456a-8f1e-a2820098cc72