Poa affinis is a tussock grass, found near Sydney and the Blue Mountains in Australia. A moderately common plant found growing on soils based on sandstone.[1] It first appeared in scientific literature in 1810, in Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae, authored by the prolific Scottish botanist, Robert Brown. The specific epithet affinis means "similar to others".

Poa affinis
Chatswood West, Australia
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. affinis
Binomial name
Poa affinis

References

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  1. ^ Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, ISBN 9780731812110 page 274