Genus Austrofestuca (Tzvelev) E. B. Alexeev

Synonym of Poa L.


Summary
Genus number:
1177
Last updated:
26 April 2022
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Pooideae
Tribe:
Poeae
Subtribe:
Poinae
Accession count:

1 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


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References:
  1. Gillespie, L. J. & R. J. Soreng. 2005. A phylogenetic analysis of the bluegrass genus Poa based on cpDNA restriction site data. Syst. Bot. 30:84-105. Note: = Poa sect. Austrofestuca
  2. Hunter, A. M. et al. 2004. The generic position of Austrofestuca littoralis and the reinstatement of Hookerochloa and Festucella (Poaceae) based on evidence from nuclear (ITS) and chloroplast (trnL-trnF) DNA sequences. New Zealand J. Bot. 42:253-262. Note: may be nested in Poa L.
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/taxonomygenus?id=1177. Accessed 10 May 2026.