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Internal ID UUID644032307c916513465157
Scientific name Poa infirma
Authority Kunth
First published in Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 158 (1816)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Catabrosa thomsonii Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India [J. D. Hooker] 7(22): 311. 1896 [early Dec 1896]
Colpodium thomsonii (Hook.f.) Hack. Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 55: 172 (1903)
Eragrostis infirma Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 568 (1840)
Megastachya infirma Roem. & Schult. Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 585 (1817)
Ochlopoa infirma (Kunth) H.Scholz Ber. Inst. Landschafts Pflanzenökol. Univ. Hohenheim Beih. 16: 59 (2003)
Poa perinconspicua H.Scholz Willdenowia 28: 172 (1998)
Poa annua Cham. & Schltdl. Linnaea 6: 38 (1831)
Poa annua subsp. exilis (Tomm. ex Freyn.) Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 389. 1900 (1900)
Poa annua var. exilis Tomm. ex Freyn. Verh. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Ges. Wien 27: 469. 1878
Poa annua var. maroccana (Nannf.) Litard. Rev. Cytol. Cytophisiol. Vég. 4: 83. 1940
Poa annua var. remotiflora Trab. Fl. Algérie Monocot.: 206 1895
Poa exilis (Tommasini ex Freyn) Murb. Acta Univ. Lund., 2 , 1(4): 73 (1905)
Poa remotiflora Murb. Acta Univ. Lund. 36(2; 1): 22 (1900)
Ochlopoa perinconspicua (H.Scholz) H.Scholz Ber. Inst. Landschafts Pflanzenökol. Univ. Hohenheim Beih. 16: 59 (2003)
Poa inconspicua H.Scholz Bot. Chron. 12: 16 (1996)
Poa annua var. laxiflora Sennen Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 20: 131 (1911)
Poa annua var. tommasinii Asch. & Graebn. Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 390 (1900)
Poa annua var. plicata Sennen Bull. Acad. Int. Géogr. Bot. 20: 131 (1911)

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Language Common/alternative name
English weak bluegrass
Welsh gweunwellt cynnar
German frühlings-rispengras
Persian چمن ترد
Finnish kevätnurmikka
Chinese 低矮早熟禾

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  • Africa
    • Macaronesia
      • Canary Islands
    • Northern Africa
      • Algeria
      • Egypt
      • Libya
      • Morocco
      • Tunisia
    • Southern Africa
      • Cape Provinces
      • Namibia
  • Asia-temperate
    • Arabian Peninsula
      • Kuwait
      • Saudi Arabia
    • Caucasus
      • Transcaucasus
    • China
      • China North-central
      • China South-central
      • China Southeast
    • Middle Asia
      • Tadzhikistan
    • Western Asia
      • Cyprus
      • East Aegean Islands
      • Iran
      • Iraq
      • Lebanon-Syria
      • Palestine
      • Turkey
  • Asia-tropical
    • Indian Subcontinent
      • East Himalaya
      • Pakistan
      • West Himalaya
  • Australasia
    • Australia
      • New South Wales
      • South Australia
      • Tasmania
      • Victoria
    • New Zealand
      • New Zealand North
      • New Zealand South
  • Europe
    • Middle Europe
      • Austria
    • Northern Europe
      • Great Britain
    • Southeastern Europe
      • Greece
      • Italy
      • Kriti
      • Turkey-in-Europe
    • Southwestern Europe
      • Corse
      • France
      • Portugal
      • Sardegna
      • Spain
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Northwest
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Oregon
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Georgia
      • South Carolina
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • California
    • Western Canada
      • British Columbia
  • Southern America
    • Southern South America
      • Chile Central
    • Western South America
      • Bolivia
      • Colombia
      • Peru

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000892617
Canadensys 7872
USDA Plants POIN30
Tropicos 25514158
INPN 114247
Flora of Italy 7175
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:417256-1
The Plant List kew-436189
Open Tree Of Life 254228
Observations.org 129155
NCBI Taxonomy 165094
NBN Atlas NBNSYS0000002545
Nature Serve 2.135754
IPNI 417256-1
iNaturalist 78642
GBIF 2704194
Freebase /m/0bbvh36
EPPO POAIN
EOL 1115655
Elurikkus 286646
Calflora (Californian flora) 6673
USDA GRIN 427086
Wikipedia Poa_infirma

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Accession Assembly
Name Level Submitter Released Coverage Size
GCA_040144145.1 PSU_Pinf_1 Chromosome The Pennsylvania State University 2024-06-13 29 1.07 Gb

Scientific Literature Top

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Chromosome‐scale genome assembly of Poa trivialis and population genomics reveal widespread gene flow in a cool‐season grass seed production system Brunharo CA, Benson CW, Huff DR, Lasky JR Plant Direct 13-Mar-2024
PMCID:PMC10934236
doi:10.1002/pld3.575
PMID:38481436
The Genomic Shock Hypothesis: Genetic and Epigenetic Alterations of Transposable Elements after Interspecific Hybridization in Plants de Tomás C, Vicient CM Epigenomes 27-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10801548
doi:10.3390/epigenomes8010002
PMID:38247729
Vegetation–environment interactions: plant species distribution and community assembly in mixed coniferous forests of Northwestern Himalayas Rahman IU, Hart RE, Afzal A, Iqbal Z, Bussmann RW, Ijaz F, Khan MA, Ali H, Rahman SU, Hashem A, Abd-Allah EF, Sher A, Calixto ES Sci Rep 11-Oct-2023
PMCID:PMC10567734
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-42272-1
PMID:37821469
Homoeologous evolution of the allotetraploid genome of Poa annua L. Benson CW, Sheltra MR, Maughan PJ, Jellen EN, Robbins MD, Bushman BS, Patterson EL, Hall ND, Huff DR BMC Genomics 26-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10291818
doi:10.1186/s12864-023-09456-5
PMID:37365554
Multi‐marker DNA metabarcoding reveals spatial and sexual variation in the diet of a scarce woodland bird Stenhouse EH, Bellamy P, Kirby W, Vaughan IP, Drake LE, Marchbank A, Workman T, Symondson WO, Orozco‐terWengel P Ecol Evol 17-May-2023
PMCID:PMC10191781
doi:10.1002/ece3.10089
PMID:37206688
Chromosome-Scale Genome Assembly and Annotation of Allotetraploid Annual Bluegrass (Poa annua L.) Robbins MD, Bushman BS, Huff DR, Benson CW, Warnke SE, Maughan CA, Jellen EN, Johnson PG, Maughan PJ Genome Biol Evol 28-Dec-2022
PMCID:PMC9838796
doi:10.1093/gbe/evac180
PMID:36574983
Connecting nutritional facts with the traditional ranking of ethnobotanically used fodder grasses by local farmers in Central Punjab of Pakistan Harun N, Chaudhry AS, Shaheen S, Ahmad M, Sahan Z, Bashir H Sci Rep 19-Jul-2022
PMCID:PMC9296496
doi:10.1038/s41598-022-15937-6
PMID:35853918
The Plant Communities of the Class Isoëto-Nanojuncetea in Sicily Brullo S, Brullo C, Sciandrello S, Tavilla G, Cambria S, Tomaselli V, Ilardi V, Giusso del Galdo G, Minissale P Plants (Basel) 29-Apr-2022
PMCID:PMC9104982
doi:10.3390/plants11091214
PMID:35567216
Environmental variables drive plant species composition and distribution in the moist temperate forests of Northwestern Himalaya, Pakistan Rahman IU, Hart RE, Ijaz F, Afzal A, Iqbal Z, Calixto ES, Abd_Allah EF, Alqarawi AA, Hashem A, Al-Arjani AB, Kausar R, Haq SM PLoS One 24-Feb-2022
PMCID:PMC8870539
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0260687
PMID:35202409
Classification and Characterization of the Manoor Valley’s (Lesser Himalaya) Vegetation from the Subtropical-Temperate Ecotonal Forests to the Alpine Pastures along Ecological Variables Rahman IU, Afzal A, Iqbal Z, Alzain MN, Al-Arjani AB, Alqarawi AA, Abd_Allah EF, Ali N, Sakhi S, Khan MA, Khan U, Ijaz F, Mumtaz S, Calixto ES Plants (Basel) 28-Dec-2021
PMCID:PMC8747448
doi:10.3390/plants11010087
PMID:35009089
Species Distribution Pattern and Their Contribution in Plant Community Assembly in Response to Ecological Gradients of the Ecotonal Zone in the Himalayan Region Rahman IU, Afzal A, Iqbal Z, Hashem A, Al-Arjani AB, Alqarawi AA, Abd_Allah EF, Abdalla M, Calixto ES, Sakhi S, Ali N, Bussmann RW Plants (Basel) 04-Nov-2021
PMCID:PMC8623140
doi:10.3390/plants10112372
PMID:34834735
An unknown hotspot of plant diversity in the heart of the Central Apennine: flora and vegetation outline of Mt. Pozzoni-St. Rufo valley (Cittareale, Rieti) Lattanzi E, Del Vico E, Tranquilli R, Farris E, Marignani M, Rosati L PhytoKeys 31-May-2021
PMCID:PMC8390790
doi:10.3897/phytokeys.178.62947
PMID:34475797
Ethno-veterinary uses of Poaceae in Punjab, Pakistan Majeed M, Bhatti KH, Amjad MS, Abbasi AM, Bussmann RW, Nawaz F, Rashid A, Mehmood A, Mahmood M, Khan WM, Ahmad KS PLoS One 03-Nov-2020
PMCID:PMC7608896
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0241705
PMID:33142315
Checklist of the grasses of India Kellogg EA, Abbott JR, Bawa KS, Gandhi KN, Kailash BR, Ganeshaiah KN, Shrestha UB, Raven P PhytoKeys 16-Oct-2020
PMCID:PMC10311516
doi:10.3897/phytokeys.163.38393
PMID:37397271
Mechanisms of evolved herbicide resistance Gaines TA, Duke SO, Morran S, Rigon CA, Tranel PJ, Küpper A, Dayan FE J Biol Chem 19-May-2020
PMCID:PMC7383398
doi:10.1074/jbc.REV120.013572
PMID:32430396

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