Poa sieberiana

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Poa sieberiana
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Poa
Species:
P. sieberiana
Binomial name
Poa sieberiana

Poa sieberiana, commonly known as grey tussock-grass [2] and snow grass, [3] is a species of tussock grass that is endemic to Australia. [4]

The species was formally described in 1827 by German botanist Kurt Sprengel in Systema Vegetabilium. [5]

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References

  1. "Poa sieberiana Spreng". The Plant List. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  2. "Victorian Plant Name Index". Viridans. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  3. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Poa sieberiana". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  4. S. W. L. Jacobs & Hastings, S.M. "Poa sieberiana". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  5. "Poa sieberiana". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2 July 2013.