ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Poa pratensis

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 pratensis
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 pratensis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

14 synonyms in this snapshot

Paneion pratenseName author: (L.) Lunell
Poa ancepsName author: Hegetschw.
Poa angustifolia var. pratensisName author: (L.) Simonk.
Poa bourgaeiName author: E.Fourn.
Poa bourgaeiName author: E.Fourn. ex Hemsl.
Poa maydeliiName author: Roshev.
Poa nymanniiName author: Tineo
Poa pratensis subsp. vulgarisName author: Gaudin
Poa pratensis var. ancepsName author: (Gaudin) Griseb.
Poa pratensis var. atticaName author: (Boiss. & Heldr.) Boiss.
Poa pratensis var. majorName author: Roth
Poa pratensis var. pratensisName author: Not supplied
Poa pratensis var. transnominatumName author: Bondarenko ex Korovina
Poa sabulosaName author: Turcz. ex Regel

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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