Poa litorosa

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Poa litorosa
Botanist Leonard Cockayne with Poa litorosa on Ewing Island, November 1907

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Poa
Species:
P. litorosa
Binomial name
Poa litorosa
Synonyms
  • Festuca scoparia Hook.f.

Poa litorosa is a species of tussock grass that is native to the subantarctic islands of New Zealand and Australia. The specific epithet litorosa comes from the Latin litoralis (“pertaining to the seashore”).

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