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Poa annua L.

Annual meadowgrass

source: Rasbak (2005), publisher: Wikimedia Commons (GFDL license)
source: Rasbak (2005), publisher: Wikimedia Commons (GFDL license)

Nomenclature

GrinTax Poa annua L.
The Plant list Poa annua L.
English name Annual 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:

Verspreidingsgebied
Europe entire Europe
Asia temperate zones and tropical mountainous areas
Africa idem
North-America temperate and cool zones
South-America temperate zones and tropical mountainous areas
Australia temperate and cool zones
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, December 2016. doi:10.15468/dl.juyjpa
Distribution data GBIF, December 2016. doi:10.15468/dl.juyjpa

Pessimistic scenario

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Additional information