Poa poiformis

Poa poiformis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Pooideae
Tribus: Poeae
Subtribus: Poinae
Genus: Poa
Species: Poa poiformis

Name

Poa poiformis (Labill.) Druce, Rep. Bot. Soc. Exch. Club Brit. Isles 1916: 640

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Arundo poiformis Labill. in Nov. Holl. Pl. 1: 27 (1805)
• Homotypic
  • Poa australis R.Br. in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 179 (1810), nom. superfl.
  • Poa australis var. billardieri Hook.f. in Fl. Tasman. 2: 123 (1858)
• Heterotypic
  • Arundo laevis (R.Br.) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 4: 707 (1816)
  • Arundo plebeia (R.Br.) Poir. in J.B.A.M.de Lamarck, Encycl., Suppl. 4: 707 (1816)
  • Eragrostis eximia Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 279 (1854)
  • Poa laevis R.Br. in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 179 (1810)
  • Poa plebeia R.Br. in Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland.: 179 (1810)
  • Poa poiformis var. ramifer D.I.Morris in Muelleria 7: 169 (1990)
  • Poa urvillei Steud. in Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 262 (1854)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Australasia Regionalː Australia New South Wales, Norfolk Is., South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia Introduced into: Germany References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Druce, G.C. 1917. Nomenclatorial Notes: chiefly African and Australian. The Botanical Exchange Club and Society of the British Isles Report for 1916, Suppl. 2: 601–653. Reference page.  640

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 
• de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Poa poiformis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 January 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Poa poiformis. Published online. Accessed: January 05 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Blue tussock grass, Coastal tussock grass

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