Poa annua
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID6440321c65727825702008 |
| Scientific name | Poa annua |
| Authority | L. |
| First published in | Sp. Pl. : 68 (1753) |
Description Top
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Poa annua, also known as annual meadow grass or annual bluegrass, is a common turfgrass found in temperate climates. Despite its name, it can also be a perennial plant. It is believed to have originated from a hybrid of two other grass species. This grass has a low-growing habit and a slightly flattened stem. Its panicle is open and triangular in shape, with stalked and awnless spikelets. The leaves are vivid green, short and blunt at the tips, and have finely serrated edges. It is in flower for most of the year and produces seeds for 8 months. The name Poa comes from the Greek word for fodder grass, while annua means annual or lasting a year in Latin. It is considered a weed in some areas and is commonly found in lawns and waste ground. It has also been found as an invasive species in Antarctica and subantarctic islands.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Catabrosa pumila | (Pursh) Roem. & Schult. | Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 696 (1817) |
| Festuca tenuiculmis | Tovar | Mem. Mus. Hist. Nat. "Javier Prado" 16: 55 (1972) |
| Poa aestivalis | J.Presl | Reliq. Haenk. 1: 272 (1830) |
| Poa algida | Trin. | Linnaea 10: 306 (1836) |
| Poa annua f. purpurea | Mike L.Grant | Watsonia 24: 525 (2003) |
| Poa annua f. reptans | (Hausskn.) T.Koyama | Grass. Japan : 523 (1987) |
| Poa annua var. aquatica | Asch. | Fl. Brandenburg 1: 844. 1864 |
| Poa annua var. eriolepis | É.Desv. | Fl. Chil. 6: 405 (1854) |
| Poa annua var. reptans | Hausskn. | Mitt. Geogr. Ges. Jena 9: 7 1891 |
| Poa annua var. rigidiuscula | L.H.Dewey | Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 3: 262 (1895) |
| Poa annua var. sericea | Parn. | Grass. Scotland 91. 1842 |
| Poa bipollicaris | Hochst. | Flora 38: 321 (1855) |
| Poa hansiana | Nees | Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. : 46 (1840) |
| Poa hohenackeri | Trin. | Bull. Sci. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg 1: 69 (1836) |
| Poa humilis | Lej. | Fl. Spa 1: 49 (1811) |
| Poa meyenii | Nees | Gramineae : 31 (1841) |
| Poa ovalis | Tineo | Pl. Rar. Sicil. : 21 (1846) |
| Poa puberula | Steud. | Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 256 (1854) |
| Poa royleana | Nees ex Steud. | Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1(3): 256. 1854 [1855 publ. 12-13 Apr 1854] |
| Poa variegata | Hall.f. | Cat. Pl. Helv. , ed. 4: 38 (1821) |
| Poa annua var. pilantha | Ronniger | Ber. Deutsch. Bot. Ges. 81: 17 (1968) |
| Aira pumila | Pursh | Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 76 (1813) |
| Poa pratensis var. hohenackeri | (Trin.) Griseb. | Fl. Ross. (Ledeb.) 4: 379. 1852 |
| Poa annua var. raniglumis | S.E.Fröhner | Wiss. Z. Martin-Luther-Univ. Halle-Wittenberg, Math.-Naturwiss. Reihe 12: 670 (1963) |
| Poa annua var. triflora | Schur | Enum. Pl. Transsilv. 767. 1866 |
| Poa annua var. viridis | Lej. | Comp. Fl. Belg. 1: 80 1828 |
| Poa annua f. lanuginosa | Sennen | Diagn. Nouv. 209. 1936 |
| Poa annua f. ovalis | (Tineo) Trab. | Fl. Algérie Monocot.: 206. 1895 |
| Ochlopoa raniglumis | (S.E.Fröhner) Bomble | Jahrb. Bochum. Bot. Vereins 3: 110 (2012) |
| Poa annua subsp. notabilis | Chrtek & V.Jirásek | Biologia (Bratislava) 19: 494 (1964) |
| Ochlopoa annua subsp. notabilis | (Chrtek & V.Jirásek) H.Scholz & Valdés | Willdenowia 36: 661 (2006) |
| Ochlopoa annua subsp. pilantha | (Ronniger) H.Scholz & Valdés | Willdenowia 36: 661 (2006) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
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| English | annual bluegrass |
| English | annual meadow grass |
| English | annual meadow-grass |
| Spanish | yeba de punta |
| Spanish | ochlopoa annua |
| Spanish | hierba de punta |
| Afrikaans | wintergras |
| Arabic | قبأ حولي |
| Arabic | قبأ المروج الحولي |
| Belarusian | метлюжок адналетні |
| Belarusian | мятлюжок адналетні |
| Bulgarian | едногодишна ливадина |
| Czech | lipnice roční |
| Welsh | gweunwellt unflwydd |
| Danish | enårig rapgræs |
| German | jährige rispe |
| German | einjährige rispe |
| German | einjähriges rispengras |
| Estonian | murunurmikas |
| Finnish | ochlopoa annua |
| Finnish | kylänurmikka |
| French | paturin annuel |
| French | pâturin annuel |
| Irish | cuise bliantúil |
| Croatian | jednogodišnja vlasnjača |
| Upper Sorbian | mjakuš |
| Upper Sorbian | mólička lipnica |
| Hungarian | egynyári perje |
| Icelandic | varpasveifgras |
| Japanese | スズメノカタビラ |
| Lithuanian | vienametė miglė |
| Lithuanian | vienmetė miglė |
| Macedonian | едногодишна ливадарка |
| Macedonian | Едногодишна ливадарка |
| Norwegian Bokmål | tunrapp |
| Dutch | straatgras |
| Polish | wiechlina roczna |
| Portuguese | relva-dos-caminhos |
| Portuguese | pêlo-de-cão |
| Portuguese | pé-de-galinha |
| Portuguese | erva-negra |
| Portuguese | erva-das-galinhas |
| Portuguese | cabelo-de-cão-anual |
| Portuguese | cabelo-de-cão |
| Quechua | p'ata qachu |
| Romanian | hirișor |
| Russian | мятлик однолетний |
| Swedish | vitgröe |
| Ukrainian | тонконіг однорічний |
| Chinese | 早熟禾 |
Varieties (abbr. var.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
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| Poa annua var. rigidula | (Schur) Asch. & Graebn. | Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2: 389 1900 |
Forms (abbr. f.) Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Poa annua f. picta | (Beck) Maire | Fl. Afrique N. 3: 82 1955 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000891536 |
| UNII | S31D8A3K0E |
| Florida Plant Atlas | 1697 |
| Flora of Alabama | 4999 |
| Canadensys | 7844 |
| USDA Plants | POAN |
| Tropicos | 25509881 |
| INPN | 114114 |
| Flora of Italy | 7174 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:320035-2 |
| The Plant List | kew-435194 |
| Plantarium | 27869 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 510850 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 93036 |
| NBN Atlas | NBNSYS0000002544 |
| Nature Serve | 2.157900 |
| IUCN Red List | 168729 |
| IPNI | 320035-2 |
| iNaturalist | 52808 |
| GBIF | 2704179 |
| Freebase | /m/03bxfr4 |
| WisFlora | 4540 |
| EPPO | POAAN |
| EOL | 1114594 |
| Elurikkus | 6398 |
| Calflora (Californian flora) | 6658 |
| US Library of Congress | sh2003001549 |
| USDA GRIN | 28904 |
| Wikipedia | Poa_annua |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| Accession | Assembly | |||||
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| Name | Level | Submitter | Released | Coverage | Size | |
| GCA_026929855.1 | FRR_PoAnn_1.0 | Chromosome | Brigham Young University | 2022-12-16 | 49.0x | 1.66 Gb |
Scientific Literature Top
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
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| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Carbohydrates and carbohydrate conjugates / Sugar alcohols | |||||
| Mannitol | 6251 | Click to see C(C(C(C(C(CO)O)O)O)O)O | 182.17 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84808-6 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid C-glycosides | |||||
| Isoorientin | 114776 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(O2)C=C(C(=C3O)C4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O | 448.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84808-6 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid C-glycosides / Flavonoid 8-C-glycosides | |||||
| Orientin | 5281675 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(O2)C(=C(C=C3O)O)C4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O | 448.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84808-6 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides | |||||
| 6-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2R,3S,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxychromen-4-one | 162920209 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(O2)C=C(C(=C3O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O | 626.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84808-6 |
| 6-[4,5-Dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxychromen-4-one | 74962995 | Click to see C1=CC(=C(C=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(O2)C=C(C(=C3O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)OC5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)O)O)O | 626.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84808-6 |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / O-methylated flavonoids / 3-O-methylated flavonoids | |||||
| Tricin | 5281702 | Click to see COC1=CC(=CC(=C1O)OC)C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C=C(C=C3O2)O)O | 330.29 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)84808-6 |
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