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 pratensis L.

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Poa*	L.	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Poa attica*	Boiss. & Heldr.	heterotypic synonym
*Poa pinegensis*	Roshev.	heterotypic synonym
*Poa pratensis subsp. attica*	(Boiss. & Heldr.) Rech. f.	heterotypic synonym

Children

Poa pratensis L. subsp. pratensis
Poa pratensis subsp. colpodea (Th. Fr.) Tzvelev
Poa pratensis subsp. dolichophylla (Hack.) Portal
Poa pratensis subsp. irrigata (Lindm.) H. Lindb.
Poa pratensis subsp. jordanii Portal
Poa pratensis subsp. rigens (Hartm.) Tzvelev
Poa pratensis subsp. turfosa (Litv.) Vorosch.

Vernaculars (+) (-)

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

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

Finnish: niittynurmikka 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

Hebrew: סִיסָנִית הָאָחוּ sources: Danin, A.: Flora of Israel Online – http://flora.huji.ac.il

Latvian: pļavas skarene sources: Kuusk, V., Tabaka, L. & Jankjavičene, R. 2003: Flora baltijskich respublik. Flora of the Baltic countries. 3. – Tartu

Lithuanian: pievinė miglė sources: Kuusk, V., Tabaka, L. & Jankjavičene, R. 2003: Flora baltijskich respublik. Flora of the Baltic countries. 3. – Tartu

Portuguese: erva-de-febra sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Spanish, Castillian: balayo de yeguas; cedacillo; grama de los prados; grama de prados; heno; heno de Andalucía; hierba triguera; poa de los prados; poa de prados; poa pratense; yerba de los aragoneses sources: anonymous 2010: Anthos. Information System of the plants of Spain. Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC - Fundación Biodiversidad – http://www.anthos.es/

Swedish: ängsgröe

Literature

nomenclatural reference	Sp. Pl.: 67. 1753

Genbank

Citation

Valdés, B. & Scholz, H.; with contributions from Raab-Straube, E. von & Parolly, G. Poa pratensis L. Accessed through: Euro+Med PlantBase at https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/4b5f52b5-c69b-43ca-b45a-daa78fe02f86