Taxonomy Profile: Poa pratensis (L)

Poa pratensis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Poa attica
Boiss & Heldr
Poa bourgeaei
E Fourn
Poa bourgeaei
E Fourn ex Hemsl
Poa costata
Schumach
Poa intermedia
Steud
Poa macounii
Vasey
Poa magensiana
Potztal
Poa oligeria
Steud
Poa urjanchaica
Roshev
Poa viridis
Schreb ex Pursh
Poa angustifolia ssp. costata
Schumach Richt
Poa pratensis ssp. attica
Boiss & Heldr Rech f
Poa pratensis var. attica
Boiss & Heldr Boiss
Poa pratensis var. costata
Schumach Fr
Poa pratensis var. laxiflora
Lange
Poa pratensis var. macounii
B Boivin
Poa pratensis var. stricta
Hook
Poa pratensis var. subglabriflora
Roshev
Poa pratensis var. urjanchaica
Roshev Bondar ex O N Korovina
Common Name(s):
Kentucky bluegrass []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Poa pratensis: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Lilianae
monocots |
monocotyledons |
monocotylédones |
Order : Poales
Family : Poaceae
grasses |
graminées |
Genus : Poa
bluegrass |
bluegrass spp. |
Species : Poa pratensis
Kentucky bluegrass |
Poa pratensis Direct Children(s):
Poa pratensis ssp. agassizensis
(B Boivin & D Löve Roy L Taylor & MacBryde)
Poa pratensis ssp. alpigena
(Lindm Hiitonen)
Poa pratensis: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Poa pratensis
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Poa pratensis
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Poa pratensis
Source:
Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae) - 11/2009
Acquired:
2009-11-24
Notes:
Maintained by R. J. Soreng et al., at http://www.tropicos.org/Project/CNWG and formerly at http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/nwgc.html
Reference for:
Poa pratensis
Source:
Poaceae update
Acquired:
2010-09-01
Notes:
Poaceae update for ITIS, in cooperation with NatureServe, and based on the Catalogue of New World Grasses database and other sources
Reference for:
Poa pratensis
Publication(s):
Poa pratensis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Caribbean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Alaska / Native & Introduced
Poa pratensis: Comments