Taxon:  Poa pratensis L. subsp. alpigena (Blytt) Hiitonen



Summary
Genus:
Poa
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Poinae
Nomen number:
418909
Place of publication:
Suom. kasvio 205.  1933
Verified:
09/20/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (2  active, 2  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Poa pratensis L. (847 active accession[s])
Poa pratensis L. subsp. agassizensis (B. Boivin & D. Löve) Roy L. Taylor & MacBryde (0 active accession[s])
Poa pratensis L. subsp. angustifolia (L.) Arcang. (86 active accession[s])
Poa pratensis L. subsp. colpodea (Th. Fr.) Tzvelev (0 active accession[s])
Poa pratensis L. subsp. pratensis (8 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Poa alpigena (Blytt) Lindm.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory.
  3. Douglas, G. W. et al., eds. 1994. The vascular plants of British Colombia
  4. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  5. Rønning, O. I. 1996. The flora of Svalbard. Note: = Poa alpigena
  6. Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishnorthern meadow grass as Poa alpigena1Rønning, O. I. 1996. The flora of Svalbard. Note: = Poa alpigena
Swedishnordgröe  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationAmur Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationHabarovskij kraj Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationKamčatskij kraj Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationKurile Islands Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationMagadanskaja oblast' Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationAltay Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationBuryatia Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationChita Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationGorno-Altay Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationHakasija, Respublika Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationIrkutsk Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationJamalo-Neneckij avtonomnyj okrug Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKemerovskaja oblast' Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationKrasnoyarsk Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTaymyr Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTomsk Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTyumen Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTyva, Respublika Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationYakutia-Sakha Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean partn.Tzvelev, N. N. 1976. Zlaki SSSR
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFaroe Islands   
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland   
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIceland   
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway   
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSvalbard and Jan Mayen   
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden   
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNewfoundland and Labrador  
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntarion. 
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébec  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaNorthwest Territories  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaCanadaYukon Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaGreenland   
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaUnited StatesAlaska  
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaAlberta  
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbian.Douglas, G. W. et al., eds. 1994. The vascular plants of British Colombia
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaManitoban. 
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaSaskatchewan  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Altay, Buryatia, Chita, Gorno-Altay, Hakasija, Respublika, Irkutsk, Jamalo-Neneckij avtonomnyj okrug, Kemerovskaja oblast', Krasnoyarsk, Taymyr, Tomsk, Tyumen, Tyva, Respublika, Yakutia-Sakha]
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Kurile Islands, Habarovskij kraj, Amur, Kamčatskij kraj, Magadanskaja oblast']
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Norway, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part (n.)]
Northern America
  • SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Canada [Northwest Territories, Yukon], Greenland, United States [Alaska]
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec, Ontario (n.), Newfoundland and Labrador]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan, Alberta, Manitoba (n.), British Columbia (n.)]
Naturalized
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Chile

Reference(s)
  1. Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory.
  2. Douglas, G. W. et al., eds. 1994. The vascular plants of British Colombia
  3. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  4. 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=418909. Accessed 12 May 2026.