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Poa compressa L.

Flattened meadowgrass

source: James K. Lindsey (2006), publisher: Wikimedia Commons (license CCASA 2.5 Generic)
source: James K. Lindsey (2006), publisher: Wikimedia Commons (license CCASA 2.5 Generic)

Nomenclature

GrinTax Poa compressa L.
The Plant list Poa compressa L.
English name Flattened meadowgrass



Crop relationship
Meadow grass same genus



FLORON data (2014)
Indigeneity native
Trend since 1950 stable or increasing
Presence common
Status least concern
Legal protection unlisted

© NDFF, 2015
© NDFF, 2015

Legend distribution maps

upper map:

  • red: locations of presence from year 2000 onwards
  • blue: previous localities where the species has not been observed anymore after 1999.
  • source: Verspreidingsatlas.nl

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lower map:

Distribution area
Europe largest part of Europe
Asia W-Asia
Africa -
North-America naturalized
South-America naturalized in temperate zones
Australia naturalized
source: wilde-planten.nl, 2015
source: wilde-planten.nl, 2015

Expected distribution due to climate change

Expected distribution area in 2070 in the European region and in the Netherlands compared with current suitable areas under an optimistic and a pessimistic climate change scenario (see: About CWRnl / Methodology). Click on a map to enlarge.

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Optimistic scenario

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Distribution data GBIF, August 2016. doi:10.15468/dl.9dqzi1
Distribution data GBIF, August 2016. doi:10.15468/dl.9dqzi1

Pessimistic scenario

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Additional information