Poa poiformis

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Poa poiformis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Poa
Species:
P. poiformis
Binomial name
Poa poiformis
Synonyms [3] [4]

Poa poiformis, commonly known as coast tussock-grass or blue tussock-grass, is a densely tufted, erect, perennial tussock grass, with distinctive blue-green leaves, that grows to about 1 m in height. Its inflorescences are arranged in a dense panicle up to 30 cm long. It is native to coastal southern Australia where it occurs along ocean foreshores, estuaries, dunes and cliffs. [5] [6] P. poiformis is also found on Kangaroo Island (South Australia) and Lord Howe Island (New South Wales). [2]

Varieties

Var. ramifer is currently being studied to determine if it is synonymous with var. poiformis [7]

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References

  1. Under its currently accepted binomial of Poa poiformis (from its basionym Arundo poiformis), this plant was published in Report. Botanical Exchange Club. London. Suppl. 2: 640. 1917. "Name - !Poa poiformis (Labill.) Druce". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden . Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  2. 1 2 In choosing the scientific name, Druce originally used the spelling poaeformis for the specific epithet. Simon, B.K. & Alfonso, Y. (7 January 2011). "Poa poiformis". AusGrass2. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  3. Arundo poiformis, the basionym of Poa poiformis, was originally described and published in Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 1: 27. 1804. "Name - Arundo poiformis Labill". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  4. "Poa". The Plant List; Version 1. (published on the internet). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  5. "Poa poiformis". PlantNET. National Herbarium of New South Wales, Sydney. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
  6. 1 2 Longmore, Sue; Smithyman, Steve & Crawley, Matt (2010). Coastal Plants of the Bellarine Peninsula. Bellarine Catchment Network.
  7. "Poa poiformis". The Plant List; Version 1. (published on the internet). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2012.