| Poa abbreviata R. Br. | |
| Publ. & Syn. | R. Br., Chlor. Melvill.: 29 (1823). Holotype (BM): Canada: the Northwest Territories?, Melville Island [the Winter Harbour area], 1819-1820, leg. Mr. [G.] Fisher. |
| Notes | The two subspecies, one arctic circumpolar and one Cordilleran, are rather different (Soreng et al. 2003; Soreng 2007). Transitional forms have not been reported. Specific rank (as Poa abbreviata and P. pattersonii) is the alternative. |
| Chromosomes | (1) 49 (7x). - Far East (Wrangel Island). - Petrovsky and Zhukova (1981). (2) 56 (8x). - Far East (Wrangel Island). - Zhukova and Petrovsky (1971). |
| Geography | Nearly circumpolar-alpine. |
| Parent taxon | Poa L. |
| Child taxa |
Poa abbreviata subsp. abbreviata Poa abbreviata subsp. pattersonii (Vasey) Á. Löve, D. Löve & B.M. Kapoor |
| PAF ID | 342628 |