ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Poa compressa

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Poaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Poa
Species: Poa compressa
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Poa compressa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

38 synonyms in this snapshot

Paneion compressumName author: (L.) Lunell
Poa ancepsName author: C.Presl
Poa cenisia subsp. sardoaName author: Em.Schmid
Poa compressa f. depauperataName author: Millsp.
Poa compressa subsp. langeanaName author: (Rchb.) Rouy
Poa compressa subsp. langeanaName author: (Rchb.) Nyman
Poa compressa subsp. langianaName author: (Rchb.) Arcang.
Poa compressa var. arenosaName author: Schur
Poa compressa var. collinaName author: Schur
Poa compressa var. contractaName author: Neilr.
Poa compressa var. depauperataName author: Mutel
Poa compressa var. diffusaName author: Neilr.
Poa compressa var. effusaName author: Ducommun
Poa compressa var. erectaName author: Gray
Poa compressa var. expansaName author: N.Böhling & H.Scholz
Poa compressa var. langeanaName author: (Rchb.) W.D.J.Koch
Poa compressa var. majorName author: K.Koch
Poa compressa var. multifloraName author: Döll
Poa compressa var. muralisName author: (Wibel) Heynh.
Poa compressa var. paucifloraName author: Gagnep.
Poa compressa var. pauperName author: K.Koch
Poa compressa var. polynodaName author: (Parn.) Syme
Poa compressa var. polynodaName author: (Parnell) Asch. & Graebn.
Poa compressa var. subcompressaName author: (Parn.) J.Woods
Poa compressa var. sylvestrisName author: Torr.
Poa compressa var. umbrosaName author: Beck
Poa compressa var. virescensName author: d'Urv.
Poa fertilisName author: Hegetschw.
Poa langeanaName author: Rchb.
Poa leptostachyaName author: D.Don
Poa muralisName author: Wibel
Poa pallensName author: Poir.
Poa planicularisName author: F.H.Wigg.
Poa planiculmisName author: Weber
Poa polynodaName author: Parn.
Poa polynoda var. denticulataName author: Parn.
Poa subcompressaName author: Parn.
Poa thurmannianaName author: Friche-Joset & Montandon

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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