Poa trivialis

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Poa trivialis, also known as Common Pasturine or Tongkosh Normal, is a species of monocotyledonous plant in the Poaceae family.

### General Biomorphological Features

Poa trivialis is a perennial, stoloniferous herbaceous plant with erect stems (chaumes) that can grow up to 100 cm long. It has frail superficial stolons and a glabrous sheath. The leaves are soft, flat, and 244 mm wide, with the top leaves being elevated by 3-5 mm.

The inflorescence is a panic, consisting of spikelets of 2 to 4 fertile flowers. The plant produces long-lived pyramid-shaped branches that bloom in June-August.

### Chromosome Number

The chromosome number for Poa trivialis is 2n = 14, 28.

### Seeding and Distribution

Poa trivialis is native to Eurasia and North Africa. Its original range includes:

* North Africa: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
* Macaronesia: Madeira, Canary Islands
* Europe: from the United Kingdom and Ireland to Ukraine and Russia, France to Greece and Norway to Portugal
* Western Asia: Afghanistan, Iran, Cyprus, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
* Caucasus region: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
* Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan

### Habitat and Growth Habits

Poa trivialis is a perennial plant that grows in a variety of habitats, including grasslands and meadows. It has a well-developed ligule and spreading pyramidal panicle.

Note: The name "Tongkosh Normal" appears to be an error or misnomer, as it does not match any known scientific or common names for the species.