Taxonomy: Fam. Poaceae// Genus: Poa// Species: Poa nemoralis L.
Determined according to the botanical key provided by Edmondson in Tutin et al. (1980).
Lifeform: Perennial; hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.
Distribution: Native to Subarctic and Temperate Northern Hemisphere; Northwest Africa according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Habitat: Edges of forests, woods, among trees and bushes, near rivers.
Flowering period: Summer: JUN.
Poa nemoralis – habit. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Poa nemoralis – habit. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Poa nemoralis – habit. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Poa nemoralis – habit. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Poa nemoralis – habit. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Poa nemoralis – habit. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Poa nemoralis – panicles. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Poa nemoralis – panicles. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Poa nemoralis – panicle. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Poa nemoralis – panicle branches with spikelets. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Poa nemoralis – panicle branches with spikelets. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Poa nemoralis – panicle branches with spikelets. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Poa nemoralis – panicle branches with spikelets. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Poa nemoralis – panicle axis and lower branches. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Poa nemoralis – panicle axis and lower branches. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Poa nemoralis – panicle axis and lower branches. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Poa nemoralis – stems with leaves. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Poa nemoralis – stems with leaves. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Poa nemoralis – stems with leaves. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Poa nemoralis – vegetative shoots. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Poa nemoralis – plant base. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Poa nemoralis – A and B: adaxial side of cauline leaf. C: abaxial side of cauline leaf; D: stem, leaf sheath with ligule and abaxial side of leaf; E: stem and leaf sheath with ligule. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Poa nemoralis – A and B: adaxial side of basal leaf. C and D: abaxial side of basal leaf. Osogovo – gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.06.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Scaled images and images of plant under magnification.
Poa nemoralis – panicles. Scale in cm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Poa nemoralis – leaf sheath of uppermost leaf with ligule. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Poa nemoralis – A: width of cauline leaves; B: width of basal leaves; C: spikelets. Scale in mm. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Poa nemoralis – A: scabrid panicle branch; B: pedicel and base of spikelet; C: lower glume; D: upper glume; E: base of lemma with lanate hairs; F: rachilla; G: lemma; H: lemma (l) and palea (p). Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
References:
Poa L. Edmondson, J. R. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1980). Flora Europaea. Volume 5: Alismataceae to Orchidaceae (Monocotyledones). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 159 – 167.
