Poa controversa Steud. Dataset GBIF Backbone Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Published in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 260 (1854) Classification kingdom Plantae phylum Tracheophyta class Liliopsida order Poales family Poaceae genus Poa species Poa flabellata Name Homonyms Poa controversa Balansa Poa controversa Steud.