Poaceae
Poa

Poa bulbosa L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 70 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Xinjiang, Macaronesia to Himalaya, Cape Prov. It is a perennial or bulbous geophyte and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Central European Rus, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Gulf States, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Nepal, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tibet, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, West Himalaya, Xinjiang, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

Alberta, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Chile South, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Korea, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand South, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Australia, South Dakota, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin, Wyoming

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bergmeier, E., Blockeel, T., Böhling, N., Fournaraki, C., Gotsiou, P., Jahn, R., Lansdown, R. & Turland, N. (2011). An inventory of the vascular plants and bryophytes of Gavdopoula island (S Aegean, Greece) and its phytogeographical significance. Willdenowia 41: 179-190.
  • Bor, N.L. (1968). Flora of Iraq 9: 1-588. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Bor, N.L. (1970). Flora Iranica 70: 1-573. Naturhistorisches Museums Wien.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Danin, A. (2004). Distribution Atlas of Plants in the Flora Palaestina area: 1-517. The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1985). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 9: 1-724. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Karthikeyan, S., Jain, S.K., Nayar, M.P. & Sanjappa, M. (1989). Florae Indicae Enumeratio: Monocotyledonae: 1-435. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta.
  • Kavousi, M., Assadi, M. & Nejadsattari, T. (2015). Taxonomic revision of the genus Poa L. in Iran, new additions to Flora Iranica, and a new identification key. Turkish Journal of Botany 39: 105-127.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Komiljon, T., Natalya, B., Avazbek, B., Dilnoza, A., Ziyoviddin, Y., Deng, T. & Sun, H. (2020). Flora of the Dzhizak Province, Uzbekistan: 1-523. China Forestry Publishing House.
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 2: 1-362. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Meyer, F.K. (2011). Beiträge zur Flora von Albanien. Haussknechtia, Beih. 15: 1-220.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Nowak, A. & Nobis, M. (eds.) (2020). Illustrated Flora of Tajikistan and adjacent areas 2: 367-766. PAN, Polish academy of sciences.
  • Packer, J.G. & Gould, J. (2007). Vascular Plants of alberta 1: 1-281. University of Calgary Press.
  • Patzelt, A. & al. (2020). Studies in the flora of Arabia: XXXIV. Sixty new records from the Sultanate of Oman. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 77: 413-437.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Wilson, A. (ed.) (2009). Flora of Australia 44A: 1-410. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bor, N.L. (1968). Flora of Iraq 9: 1-588. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Cope, T.A. (1982). Flora of Pakistan 143: 1-678. Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Cope, T.A., Knees, S.G. & Miller, A.G. (2007). Flora of the Arabian peninsula and Socotra 5(1): 1-387. Edinburgh University Press.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1985). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 9: 1-724. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dobignard, D. & Chatelain, C. (2010). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 1: 1-455. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Edgar, E & Connor, H.E. (2010). Flora of New Zealand, ed. 2, 5: 1-650. R.E.Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.
  • Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
  • Fedtschenko, B.A. & al. (1932). Flora Turkmenii 1: 1-340. Turkmenskoe gosudarstvennoe izd., Ashkhabad.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14.: i-vi, 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Hassler, M. (2012). Flora of Rhodes. Systematic list of flora of Rhodes http://www.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/~db111/flora/rhodos/list.php.
  • Malyschev, L.I. & Peschkova, G.A. (eds.) (2001). Flora of Siberia 2: 1-362. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1985). Flora of Cyprus 2: 833-1970. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Merkodovich, N.A. (ed.) (1941). Flora Uzbekistana 1: 1-566. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Mosti, S., Raffaelli, M. & Tardelli, M. (2012). Contributions to the flora of central-southern Dhofar (Sultanate of Oman). Webbia; Raccolta de Scritti Botanici 67: 65-91.
  • Ovczinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1957). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 1: 1-547. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
  • Packer, J.G. & Gould, J. (2007). Vascular Plants of alberta 1: 1-281. University of Calgary Press.
  • Patzelt, A. & al. (2020). Studies in the flora of Arabia: XXXIV. Sixty new records from the Sultanate of Oman. Edinburgh Journal of Botany 77: 413-437.
  • Press, J.R. et al. (2000). Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal: i-x, 1-430. Natural History Museum, London.
  • Roshevitz, R.J. & al. (eds.) (1950). Flora Kirgizskoi SSR 2: 1-315. Frunze : Izd-vo KirgizFAN SSSR.
  • Takhtajan, A.L. (ed.) (2006). Konspekt Flora Kavkaza 2: 1-466. Editio Universitatis Petropolitanae.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.
  • Wilson, A. (ed.) (2009). Flora of Australia 44A: 1-410. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2006). Poaceae. Flora of China 22: 1-733. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 19, 2012 Rico, L.; Arevshatyan, I.; Rukhkyan, N. [1712b] Armenia K000661664 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [19360] Switzerland K003126744 Yes
Milne-Redhead, E.; Airy Shaw, H.K. [2165] United Kingdom K003126692 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003126764 Yes
[Pryre Jones, W.H.] [23] France K003126757 Yes
[Harris, G.H.] [1801] United Kingdom K003126708 Yes
Norrman, C.M. [s.n.] Sweden K003126736 Yes
Bredemann, G.; Nieser, O. [48] Slovenia K003126741 Yes
[Beater] [s.n.] France K003126775 Yes
Graf [s.n.] Slovenia K003126739 Yes
Trevelyan, W.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003126701 Yes
Suard, V. [s.n.] France K003126777 Yes
Van Wyk, C.M. [1407] South Africa K002075799 Yes
[Menton, A. M.] [s.n.] France K003126762 Yes
[Kluetian] [s.n.] France K003126766 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003126709 Yes
Thomas [s.n.] Switzerland K003126753 Yes
Favrat [s.n.] Switzerland K003126746 Yes
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Switzerland K003126748 Yes
Fries, E.T. [s.n.] Sweden K003126728 Yes
{Lönnberg, C.} [s.n.] Sweden K003126729 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [19363] Switzerland K003126752 Yes
Mauve, A.; Oliver, I. [61] South Africa K002075801 Yes
Peschlow, W. [s.n.] Germany K003126738 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K003126749 Yes
Trist, P.J.O. [67613] United Kingdom K003126693 Yes
[Asluies] [s.n.] United Kingdom K003126700 Yes
Acocks, J.P.H. [15B2] South Africa K002075804 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003126724 Yes
Kneucker, A. [s.n.] France K003126737 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003126776 Yes
Britton, C.E.; [Fred Robinson] [36] United Kingdom K003126705 Yes
Thompson, M.F. [2928] South Africa K002075806 Yes
[Lady Darg]; Druce, G.C. [2768] Jersey K003126717 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K003126751 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K003126754 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [9075] France K003126755 Yes
Whellan, J.A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003126695 Yes
[BSL] [s.n.] United Kingdom K003126699 Yes
[Kongor, H.J.] [s.n.] United Kingdom K003126712 Yes
[M. Fitt] [522] United Kingdom K003126703 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003126758 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003126773 Yes
Anthouard, L. [s.n.] France K003126769 Yes
Melville, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003126711 Yes
[Mortouban] [s.n.] France K003126768 Yes
Crook, A.O. [1097] South Africa K002075803 Yes
Clouston, D. [469] United Kingdom K003126722 Yes
Delacour, T. [s.n.] France K003126771 Yes
[Monepelü] [s.n.] France K003126767 Yes
Schweickerdt, H.G. [1942] K002075811 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003126778 Yes
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] Sweden K003126732 Yes
Hepper, F.N. [9041] France K003126756 Yes
Nevski, S. [421] Turkmenistan K000789572 Type Yes
Whellan, J.A. [824/13] United Kingdom K003126694 Yes
Mauve, A.; Oliver, I. [61] South Africa K002075800 Yes
Andersson [s.n.] K003126730 Yes
s.coll. [8649] K001731494 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003126696 Yes
Fitt, G. [1329] United Kingdom K003126704 Yes
Hutchinson, J. [678] South Africa K002075810 Yes
Crook, A.O. [1097] South Africa K002075802 Yes
Norrman, C.M. [s.n.] Sweden K003126731 Yes
Bock, S. [s.n.] Sweden K003126735 Yes
Mann, R.J. [1329] United Kingdom K003126706 Yes
Esterhuysen, E.E. [5996] K002075808 Yes
[Schwaighofer] [s.n.] K003126725 Yes
Favrat [s.n.] Switzerland K003126745 Yes
Asplund, E. [s.n.] Sweden K003126733 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K003126774 Yes
Stearn, W.T. [45] France K003126761 Yes
Schweickerdt, H.G.W.J.; Schijff, O.D. [2500] South Africa K002075805 Yes
Britton, C.E. [1801] United Kingdom K003126715 Yes
Sonster, J. [1339] France K003126772 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Slovenia K003126740 Yes
Stearn, W.T. [45] France K003126760 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K003126723 Yes
Mosseray, R. [s.n.] France K003126759 Yes
Sterner, R. [s.n.] Sweden K003126734 Yes
s.coll. [121] United Kingdom K003126721 Yes
Compton, R.H. [22852] South Africa K002075809 Yes
Graells, M.P. [s.n.] France K003126763 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003126719 Yes
Delacour, T. [s.n.] France K003126770 Yes
Fitt, G. [1329] United Kingdom K003126702 Yes
Bolus, H. [13226] K002075807 Yes
Graf [s.n.] Slovenia K003126742 Yes
[Song, T.] [1913] United Kingdom K003126707 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K003126750 Yes
Riddelsdell, H.J. [1801] United Kingdom K003126714 Yes
Zeyher [s.n.] South Africa K000345195 Type Yes
[Eillce] [s.n.] France K003126765 Yes
Sandwith [s.n.] United Kingdom K003126718 Yes
Rich, T.C.G. [2016-053] United Kingdom K003126710 Yes
s.coll. [1801] United Kingdom K003126713 Yes
Fritze, H. [s.n.] Switzerland K003126747 Yes
Bolling, E. [s.n.] Sweden K003126726 Yes
[Alrthin, S.] [s.n.] Sweden K003126727 Yes
Sandwith [s.n.] United Kingdom K003126720 Yes
Lousley, J.E. [2175] United Kingdom K003126691 Yes
Melville, R. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003126716 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K003126697 Yes
Swann, E.L. [1] United Kingdom K003126698 Yes
Dürer, M.; Kneucker, A. [s.n.] Germany K003126743 Yes
Feinbrun [s.n.] Palestine Poa eigii K000641323 Type Yes
Brummitt, R.K. [19879] United States Poa bulbosa subsp. vivipara K002075955 Yes
Gould, F.W. [13900] United States Poa bulbosa subsp. vivipara K002075952 Yes
Norem, W.L. [N-1] United States Poa bulbosa subsp. vivipara K002075954 Yes
Peterson, P.; Annable, C. [03123] United States Poa bulbosa subsp. vivipara K002075944 Yes
Parks, H.E.; Parks, S.T. [24120] United States Poa bulbosa subsp. vivipara K002075950 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [4219] United States Poa bulbosa subsp. vivipara K002075949 Yes
Goodrich, S. [27249] United States Poa bulbosa subsp. vivipara K002075945 Yes
Barkley, F.A. [3032] United States Poa bulbosa subsp. vivipara K002075951 Yes
Wilhelm, S. [6528] United States Poa bulbosa subsp. vivipara K002075946 Yes
Isely, D.; Welsh, S.L.; Isely, D. [8670] United States Poa bulbosa subsp. vivipara K002075947 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States Poa bulbosa subsp. vivipara K002075948 Yes
Hutchison, P.C. [2047] United States Poa bulbosa subsp. vivipara K002075953 Yes

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