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Poa (meadow-grass)

Taxonomy

Poa was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Poa pratensis.

It was assigned to Plantae by Linnaeus (1753).

Species

P. alpina, P. angustifolia, P. annua, P. aquatica, P. bulbosa, P. capillaris, P. chinensis, P. compressa, P. emabilis, P. eragrostis, P. flava, P. malabarica, P. nemoralis, P. pilosa, P. pratensis (type species), P. tenella, P. trivialis

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1753	Poa Linnaeus

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Plantae

Rank	Name	Author
genus	Poa

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Poa Linnaeus 1753 [meadow-grass]

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Poa alpina Linnaeus 1753

Poa angustifolia Linnaeus 1753

Poa annua Linnaeus 1753

Poa aquatica Linnaeus 1753

Poa bulbosa Linnaeus 1753

Poa capillaris Linnaeus 1753

Poa chinensis Linnaeus 1753

Poa compressa Linnaeus 1753

Poa emabilis Linnaeus 1753

Poa eragrostis Linnaeus 1753

Poa flava Linnaeus 1753

Poa malabarica Linnaeus 1753

Poa nemoralis Linnaeus 1753

Poa pilosa Linnaeus 1753

Poa pratensis Linnaeus 1753

Poa tenella Linnaeus 1753

Poa trivialis Linnaeus 1753

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

No ecological data are available

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 0.0117 Ma

Collections: one only

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene	2.58 - 0.0117	Greenland	Poa sp. (227055)