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

Species group names

*Poa alpina subsp. vivipara*	(L.) Arcang.	homotypic synonym
*Poa borisii*	Stef.	heterotypic synonym
*Poa elbrussica*	Timpko	heterotypic synonym

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