Poa poiformis

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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]

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

  • Poa poiformis var. poiformis (autonym)
  • Poa poiformis var. ramifer D.I.Morris – Trailing coast tussock-grass[6]

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

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