Taxon:  Poa versicolor Besser



Summary
Genus:
Poa
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Poinae
Nomen number:
408720
Place of publication:
Enum. pl. 41.  1821
Verified:
05/23/1997 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (2  active, 2  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Poa versicolor Besser subsp. araratica (Trautv.) Tzvelev (18 active accession[s])
Poa versicolor Besser subsp. ochotensis (Trin.) Tzvelev (24 active accession[s])
Poa versicolor Besser subsp. relaxa (Ovcz.) Tzvelev (4 active accession[s])
Poa versicolor Besser subsp. stepposa (Krylov) Tzvelev (6 active accession[s])
Poa versicolor Besser subsp. versicolor (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Bor, N. L. 1960. The grasses of Burma, Ceylon, India, and Pakistan. Note: = Poa araratica
  2. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: mentions
  3. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  4. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: = Poa araratica
  5. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq. Note: = Poa araratica
  6. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  7. Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria   
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusArmenia  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusAzerbaijan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKazakhstan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaKyrgyzstan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateMiddle AsiaTajikistan  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationKamčatskij kraj Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationPrimorye Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian Federation-Far EastFar East Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationAltay Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Eastern SiberiaEastern Siberia Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian Federation-Western SiberiaWestern Siberia Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: = Poa araratica
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: = Poa araratica
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq. Note: = Poa araratica
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaTurkey  Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: mentions
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia n.w. 
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeMoldova  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeUkraine  Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeFormer Yugoslavia  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeRomania  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Turkey
  • CAUCASUS: Armenia, Azerbaijan
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia], Russian Federation [Altay]
  • MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation-Far East [Far East], Russian Federation [Primorye, Kamčatskij kraj]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India (n.w.)
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Germany
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Moldova, Ukraine
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Former Yugoslavia, Albania, Romania

Reference(s)
  1. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: mentions
  2. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  3. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica. Note: = Poa araratica
  4. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq. Note: = Poa araratica
  5. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  6. Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=408720. Accessed 15 April 2026.