Poaceae

Poa litorosa Cheeseman

Family: Poaceae
Genus: Poa

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Poa litorosa: Location taken: United States Botanic Garden. Names: Poa litorosa Cheeseman Classification: Plantae > Magnoliophyta > Liliopsida > Poales > Poaceae > Poeae > Po — Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)

Chinese: 扫帚羊茅

Synonyms

Festuca scoparia Hook.f.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Graminoid

Photos

Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, 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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.