Poaceae
Broadleaf bluegrass
Poa chaixii
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Poa
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Common names
By language (12)
- Chinese
- 扁鞘早熟禾
- Czech
- Lipnice širolistá
- Dutch
- Bergbeemdgras
- English
- Broadleaf bluegrass, Broad-leaved meadow-grass
- Finnish
- Puistonurmikka
- French
- Pâturin montagnard, Pâturin des Sudètes
- German
- Berg-Rispengras, Chaix Rispengras
- hsb
- Hórska lipnica
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Parkrapp
- Swedish
- Parkgröe
- Ukrainian
- Тонконіг Ше
- Welsh
- Gweunwellt llydanddail
Synonyms
- Cynodon sudeticus (Haenke) Raspail
- Poa chaixii var. glabra Wein
- Poa chaixii var. purpurascens Hausskn.
- Poa chaixii var. rubens (DC.) Asch. & Graebn.
- Poa chaixii var. straminea Wein
- Poa chaixii var. virginea Asch. & Graebn.
- Poa commutata Roem. & Schult.
- Poa haemi F.Hermann
- Poa haemi Hermann
- Poa latifolia Pohl
- Poa quadripedalis Ehrenb. ex Koeler
- Poa remota subsp. chaixii (Vill.) E.G.Almq.
- Poa rubens Moench
- Poa sclerophylla Spreng. ex C.Presl
- Poa sudetica Haenke
- Poa sudetica var. atrata Pers.
- Poa sudetica var. cucullata Neilr.
- Poa sudetica var. densa Čelak.
- Poa sudetica var. rubens Rchb.
- Poa sudetica var. rubens DC.
- Poa sudetica var. viridis DC.
- Poa sulcata Lag.
- Poa sylvatica Vill.
- Poa willemetiana God.-Leb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Graminoid
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: James K. Lindsey, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James K. Lindsey, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Petr Filippov, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Len Worthington, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.