Poa trivialis in Genus Poa

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Internal ID	UUID6440324aa9f3d387178372
Scientific name	Poa trivialis
Authority	L.
First published in	Sp. Pl. : 67 (1753)

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Common products:
- Commercial seed of Poa trivialis is sold for establishment of cool‑season turf on lawns, parks, golf‑course roughs and other amenity areas. The species is prized for its fine texture, shade tolerance and ability to persist under low mowing heights, and it is marketed either alone or as a component of amenity‑grass mixtures. Sod producers also incorporate P. trivialis into blends to provide a dense, wear‑resistant surface.
- Seed mixes for reclamation and erosion‑control projects contain P. trivialis because of its rapid seedling vigor and dense sod formation. State and federal agencies (e.g., USDA NRCS) list the species in standard seed mixes for slope stabilization, roadside revegetation and restoration of disturbed sites.

Industrial and craft applications:
- The grass is used in low‑maintenance landscaping where a fine, shade‑tolerant groundcover is required, such as urban parks, corporate campuses and residential lawns.
- Poa trivialis serves as a model organism in grass‑physiology research; publicly available transcriptomes (e.g., NCBI GEO) and genetic markers support studies of cold tolerance, disease resistance and breeding programs.

Properties relevant to use:
- Shade tolerance; C3 photosynthesis that remains active at moderate temperatures; low growth habit (typical mowing height 10–20 mm); ability to form a dense, mat‑like sod that suppresses weed emergence; moderate salt tolerance; high seedling emergence rates (≥80 % germination under standard ISTA protocols); persistence under moderate wear and drought once established.

Standards and regulation:
- Turfgrass seed is subject to national seed‑certification schemes (AOSCA in the United States, EU Seed Marketing Directives) and to international testing standards of the International Seed Testing Association (ISTA). Certified seed must meet minimum purity (≥95 %) and germination (≥80 %) thresholds and be labelled with variety, origin and germination test date.

Sustainability and sourcing:
- Commercial seed is primarily produced in temperate regions of Europe and North America, where the species is cultivated under low‑input agronomy due to its cool‑season growth and natural disease resistance. Propagation is performed by seed as well as vegetative tillers, and typical commercial yields are in the low‑hundreds kilograms per hectare. Because P. trivialis is native to Europe and naturalized elsewhere, it is not listed as invasive in most jurisdictions, facilitating sustainable sourcing for turf and restoration projects.

Synonyms Top

Scientific name	Authority	First published in
Aira semineutra	Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.	Enum. Pl. [Willdenow] 100. 1809
Phalaris semineutra	Roem. & Schult.	Syst. Veg., ed. 15 bis 2: 406 (1817)
Poa angustifolia	Ucria	Hort. Panhorm. : 58 (1789)
Poa ariguensis	Steud.	Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 259 (1854)
Poa attica	Boiss. & Heldr.	Diagn. Pl. Orient. 13: 57 (1854)
Poa biflora	Ferat ex Gillet & Magne	Nouv. Fl. Franç. , ed. 3: 538 (1873)
Poa callida	Rydb.	Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 36: 533 (1909)
Poa dubia	Leers	Fl. Herborn. : 28 (1775)
Poa kitaibelii	Schult.	Oestr. Fl. , ed. 2, 1: 225 (1814)
Poa modesta	Phil.	Linnaea 30: 205 (1859)
Poa palustris	Wohlleb.	Suppl. Leyss. Fl. Halens. : 5 (1796)
Poa panicea	Willd. ex Spreng.	Syst. Veg. 1: 338 (1824)
Poa perouini	Boiss.	Fl. Orient. 5: 604 (1884)
Poa pichinchensis	Hack.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 53: 199 (1903)
Poa pollinensis	Terrac.	Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 4: 37 (1891)
Poa pratensis subsp. attica	(Boiss. & Heldr.) Rech.f.	Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 105: 780 1943
Poa pratensis var. attica	(Boiss. & Heldr.) Rech.f.	Denkschr. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturwiss. Kl. 105: 780 1943
Poa pseudohybrida	Schur	Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 769 (1866)
Poa scabra	Ehrh.	Beitr. Naturk. 6: 83 (1791)
Poa semineutra	Trin.	Fund. Agrost. : 139 (1820)
Poa setacea	Huds.	Fl. Angl. : 34 (1762)
Poa stolonifera	Muhl.	Descr. Gram. : 39 (1817)
Poa sylvicola	Guss.	Enum. Pl. Inarim. : 371 (1855)
Poa trachyphylla	Hack.	Oesterr. Bot. Z. 52: 379 (1902)
Poa tristriata	Steven	Mém. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 3: 252 (1812)
Poa trivialis f. humilis	(Schur) Ghișa & Beldie	Fl. Republ. Socialist. România 12: 421 (1972)
Poa trivialis f. pallescens	Stebler & Volkart	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 426 1900
Poa trivialis f. prorepens	(Schur) Ghișa & Beldie	Fl. Republ. Socialist. România 12: 418 (1972)
Poa trivialis subsp. feratiana	(Boiss. & Reut.) A.M.Hern.	Acta Bot. Malac. 2: 33 (1976)
Poa trivialis subsp. semineutra	(Willd.) Portal	Poa France Belgique Suisse : 169 (2005)
Poa trivialis subsp. sylvicola	(Guss.) H.Lindb.	Öfvers. Finska Vetensk.-Soc. Förh. 38(13): 9. 1906 (1906)
Poa trivialis var. filiculmis	Scribn.	Canad. Rec. Sci. 6: 153. 1894
Poa trivialis var. glabra	Döll	Rhein. Fl. 92. 1843
Poa trivialis var. humilis	Schur	Enum. Pl. Transsilv. 769 1866
Poa trivialis var. latifolia	Schur	Enum. Pl. Transsilv. : 769 (1866)
Poa trivialis var. multiflora	Rchb.	Icon. Fl. Germ. Helv. 1: 37 1834
Poa trivialis var. obtusata	Maire	Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 33: 96 (1942)
Poa trivialis var. parviflora	Parn.	Grass. Scotland 77. 1842
Poa trivialis var. prorepens	Schur	Enum. Pl. Transsilv. 769 1866
Poa trivialis var. semineutra	(Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.) Griseb.	Fl. Ross. 4: 380 1852
Poa trivialis var. septentrionalis	Druce	Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 6: 326. 1922
Poa trivialis var. sylvicola	(Guss.) Hack.	Prodr. Fl. Corse 144. 1910
Poa trivialis var. umbrosa	Balansa	Bull. Soc. Bot. France 21: 16. 1874
Poa trivialis var. woronowii	(Roshev.) Grossh.	Trudy Bot. Inst. (Baku) 8: 261 1939
Poa uda	Honda	Bot. Mag. (Tokyo) 51: 859 (1937)
Poa woronowii	Roshev. ex Komarov & Roshev.	Fl. URSS 2: 387 (1934)
Poa trivialis var. multiflora	Rchb. ex Peterm.	Fl. Lips. Excurs. 92 1838
Poa trivialis var. setacea	(Huds.) Huds.	Fl. Angl. éd. 2: 40. 1778
Poa portalii	H.Scholz	Willdenowia 42: 293 (2012)
Poa trivialis subsp. latifolia	(Schur) Portal	Poa France Belgique Suisse : 167 (2005)
Poa trivialis var. holsatia	Duwensee	Florist. Rundbr. 38: 79 (2004)
Poa feratiana	Boiss. & Reut.	Pugill. Pl. Afr. Bor. Hispan. : 128 (1852)
Poa trivialis var. multiflora	(Rchb. ex Peterm.) Ghişa & Beldie	Fl. Republ. Socialist. Romania 12: 417. 1972
Poa trivialis subsp. rufescens	Gremli	Excursionsfl. Schweiz ed. 3: 406 (1878)
Poa nemoralis subsp. feratiana	(Boiss. & Reut.) Nyman	Consp. Fl. Eur. : 834 (1882)
Poa trivialis var. tenuis	Wimm.	Fl. Schles. , ed. 3: 50 (1857)
Poa trivialis var. colorata	Grecescu	Consp. Fl. Roman. : 621 (1898)
Poa trivialis var. reptans	With.	Arr. Brit. Pl. , éd. 3, 2: 144 (1796)
Poa trivialis var. koeleri	Guss.	Fl. Sicul. Prodr. 1: 40 (1827)
Poa trivialis var. angustifolia	Peterm.	Fl. Lips. Excurs. : 921 (1838)
Poa trivialis var. subalpina	Beck	Fl. Nieder-Österreich : 86 (1890)
Poa trivialis var. major	Roth	Tent. Fl. Germ. 2(1): 114 (1789)
Poa scabra var. subviscosa	Pauquy	Statist. Bot. Somme : 477 (1831)
Poa trivialis var. laeviuscula	Le Gall	Fl. Morbihan : 725 (1852)
Poa trivialis var. flaccida	Willk. ex J.J.Rodr.	Fl. Menorca : 152 (1904)
Poa trivialis var. rubescens	Godet	Fl. Jura : 813 (1853)
Poa trivialis var. agrostoides	P.Fourn.	Fl. Compl. Plaine Franç. (1928)
Poa trivialis var. scabra	Čelak.	Prodr. Fl. Böhmen : 47 (1867)
Poa attica var. gaditana	Pérez-Lara ex Willk.	Suppl. Prodr. Fl. Hispan. : 22 (1893)
Poa trivialis var. sudetica	Čelak.	Prodr. Fl. Böhmen : 718 (1881)
Poa trivialis var. laevis	Tinant	Fl. Luxemb. : 55 (1836)
Poa trivialis var. effusa	Asch. & Graebn.	Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 2(1): 426 (1900)
Poa trivialis var. scabriuscula	St.-Amans	Fl. Agen. : 34 (1821)
Poa trivialis var. stricta	Döll ex Alef.	Landw. Fl. : 351 (1866)
Aira semineutra	Waldst. & Kit.	Oestr. Fl. 1: 199 (1794)
Poa trivialis prol. majorica	F.Hermann	Verh. Bot. Vereins Prov. Brandenburg 54: 252 (1914)
Poa trivialis var. atrorubens	Blytt	Norges Fl. 1: 117 (1861)

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Language	Common/alternative name
English	rough bluegrass
Arabic	قبأ خشن
Belarusian	метлюжок звычайны
Belarusian	пырэй
Belarusian	мятлюк
Belarusian	амяла
Belarusian	мурава
Belarusian	мятлік
Bulgarian	обикновена ливадина
Bengali	ঘাসপাখি
Czech	lipnice obecná
Danish	almindelig rapgræs
German	gewöhnliches rispengras
German	gemeines rispengras
Esperanto	ordinara poo
Persian	چمن معمولی
Finnish	karheanurmikka
French	pâturin commun
French	paturin commun
Upper Sorbian	pizr
Upper Sorbian	wšědna lipnica
Upper Sorbian	drapata lipnica
Lithuanian	paprastoji miglė
Macedonian	обична ливадарка
Dutch	ruwbeemd
Dutch	ruw beemdgras
Dutch	ruwbeemdgras
os	Фæсалæфсир
Polish	wiechlina zwyczajna
Romanian	șuvar de munte
Swedish	kärrgröe
Swedish	betesgrö
Swedish	betes-grö
Turkish	meadow-grass
Ukrainian	тонконіг звичайний
Chinese	粗莖早熟禾
Chinese	普通早熟禾

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  - New Brunswick
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  - Illinois
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Database	ID/link to page
World Flora Online	wfo-0000894135
Tropicos	25546186
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:417021-1
The Plant List	kew-435890
Open Tree Of Life	3950831
Observations.org	125071
NCBI Taxonomy	1685706
IPNI	417021-1
GBIF	4124375
Elurikkus	470715
UNII	53T0TWW1XK
Canadensys	7911
USDA Plants	POTR2
Tropicos	25509910
INPN	114416
Flora of Italy	7177
KEW	urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:320346-2
The Plant List	kew-437547
Missouri Botanical Garden	285215
Open Tree Of Life	302802
NCBI Taxonomy	89684
NBN Atlas	NBNSYS0000002557
Nature Serve	2.137402
IPNI	320346-2
iNaturalist	78657
GBIF	2704266
Freebase	/m/025ync9
WisFlora	4551
EPPO	POATR
EOL	1114619
Elurikkus	6409
Calflora (Californian flora)	6698
USDA GRIN	29023
Wikipedia	Poa_trivialis

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Scientific Literature Top

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Plant-parasitic Nematodes Associated with Grasses Grown for Seed in the Willamette Valley of Oregon

Rivedal HM, Zasada IA, Temple TN, Peetz AB, Núñez-Rodríguez LA, Starchvick RJ, Braithwaite ET

J Nematol

10-May-2024

PMCID:	PMC11086743
doi:	10.2478/jofnem-2024-0020
PMID:	38737094

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

Long‐term fertilization and cultivation impacts on nematode abundance and community structure in tall fescue turfgrass

Waldo BD, Shahoveisi F, Carroll MJ

Ecol Evol

09-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10857925
doi:	10.1002/ece3.10905
PMID:	38343571

Boosting species evenness, productivity and weed control in a mixed meadow by promoting arbuscular mycorrhizas

Oddi L, Volpe V, Carotenuto G, Politi M, Barni E, Crosino A, Siniscalco C, Genre A

Front Plant Sci

08-Feb-2024

PMCID:	PMC10883063
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2024.1303750
PMID:	38390295

High genomic plasticity and unique features of Xanthomonas translucens pv. graminis revealed through comparative analysis of complete genome sequences

Goettelmann F, Koebnik R, Roman-Reyna V, Studer B, Kölliker R

BMC Genomics

05-Dec-2023

PMCID:	PMC10699075
doi:	10.1186/s12864-023-09855-8
PMID:	38053038

DNA barcoding as new diagnostic tool to lethal plant poisoning in herbivorous mammals

Schweikle S, Häser A, Wetters S, Raisin M, Greiner M, Rigbers K, Fischer U, Pietsch K, Suntz M, Nick P

PLoS One

15-Nov-2023

PMCID:	PMC10650979
doi:	10.1371/journal.pone.0292275
PMID:	37967132

Fostering in situ conservation of wild relatives of forage crops

Kägi C, Petitpierre B, Meyer P, Lötscher Y, Eggenberg S, Aubry S

Front Plant Sci

30-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10643147
doi:	10.3389/fpls.2023.1287430
PMID:	38023832

Artificial light at night decreases plant diversity and performance in experimental grassland communities

Bucher SF, Uhde L, Weigelt A, Cesarz S, Eisenhauer N, Gebler A, Kyba C, Römermann C, Shatwell T, Hines J

Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci

30-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10613542
doi:	10.1098/rstb.2022.0358
PMID:	37899022

Are Plant–Soil Feedbacks Caused by Many Weak Microbial Interactions?

Aaronson JK, Kulmatiski A, Forero LE, Grenzer J, Norton JM

Biology (Basel)

27-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10669423
doi:	10.3390/biology12111374
PMID:	37997973

The most polyphagous insect herbivore? Host plant associations of the Meadow spittlebug, Philaenus spumarius (L.)

Thompson V, Harkin C, Stewart AJ

PLoS One

04-Oct-2023

PMCID:	PMC10602594
doi:	10.1371/journal.pone.0291734
PMID:	37792900

eDNA Metabarcoding- and Microscopic Analysis for Diet Determination in Waterfowl, a Comparative Study in Vejlerne, Denmark

Svendsen AS, Nielsen LB, Schmidt JB, Bruhn D, Andersen LH, Pertoldi C

Biology (Basel)

21-Sep-2023

PMCID:	PMC10525441
doi:	10.3390/biology12091272
PMID:	37759671

Seasonal Effect of Grass Nutritional Value on Enteric Methane Emission in Islands Pasture Systems

Nunes HP, Maduro Dias CS, Vouzela CM, Borba AE

Animals (Basel)

30-Aug-2023

PMCID:	PMC10486569
doi:	10.3390/ani13172766
PMID:	37685031

Diet composition of wild columbiform birds: next-generation sequencing of plant and metazoan DNA in faecal samples

Schumm YR, Masello JF, Vreugdenhil-Rowlands J, Fischer D, Hillerich K, Quillfeldt P

Naturwissenschaften

22-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10363069
doi:	10.1007/s00114-023-01863-8
PMID:	37480393

Peptide immunotherapy for aeroallergens

Midoro-Horiuti T, Schein CH

Allergy Asthma Proc

01-Jul-2023

PMCID:	PMC10362967
doi:	10.2500/aap.2023.44.230028
PMID:	37480199

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

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Poa trivialis

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Ethnobotanical Use Top

General Uses Top

Synonyms Top

Common names Top

Subspecies (abbr. subsp./ssp.) Top

Varieties (abbr. var.) Top

Subvarieties (abbr. subvar.) Top

Forms (abbr. f.) Top

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