Poa poiformis

Poa poiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Poa
Species:	P. poiformis
Binomial name
	Poa poiformis; (Labill.) Druce
Synonyms
	Arundo poiformis Labill. (basionym); Poa australis R.Br. (nom. illeg.); Poa laevis R.Br.; Poa plebeia R.Br.;

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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]

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]

References

^ Under its currently accepted binomial of Poa poiformis (from its basionym Arundo poiformis), this plant was published in Report. Botanical Exchange Club. London. Suppl. 2: 640. 1917. "Name - !Poa poiformis (Labill.) Druce". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
^ ^a ^b In choosing the scientific name, Druce originally used the spelling poaeformis for the specific epithet. Simon, B.K. & Alfonso, Y. (7 January 2011). "Poa poiformis". AusGrass2. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
^ Arundo poiformis, the basionym of Poa poiformis, was originally described and published in Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 1: 27. 1804. "Name - Arundo poiformis Labill". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
^ "Poa". The Plant List; Version 1. (published on the internet). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
^ "Poa poiformis". PlantNET. National Herbarium of New South Wales, Sydney. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
^ ^a ^b Longmore, Sue; Smithyman, Steve & Crawley, Matt (2010). Coastal Plants of the Bellarine Peninsula. Bellarine Catchment Network.
^ "Poa poiformis". The Plant List; Version 1. (published on the internet). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

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[trop1-1] Under its currently accepted binomial of Poa poiformis (from its basionym Arundo poiformis), this plant was published in Report. Botanical Exchange Club. London. Suppl. 2: 640. 1917. "Name - !Poa poiformis (Labill.) Druce". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

[ag-2] In choosing the scientific name, Druce originally used the spelling poaeformis for the specific epithet. Simon, B.K. & Alfonso, Y. (7 January 2011). "Poa poiformis". AusGrass2. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

[trop2-3] Arundo poiformis, the basionym of Poa poiformis, was originally described and published in Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen 1: 27. 1804. "Name - Arundo poiformis Labill". Tropicos. Saint Louis, Missouri: Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

[tpl1-4] "Poa". The Plant List; Version 1. (published on the internet). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

[5] "Poa poiformis". PlantNET. National Herbarium of New South Wales, Sydney. Retrieved 25 April 2012.

[cpbp-6] Longmore, Sue; Smithyman, Steve & Crawley, Matt (2010). Coastal Plants of the Bellarine Peninsula. Bellarine Catchment Network.

[tpl2-7] "Poa poiformis". The Plant List; Version 1. (published on the internet). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2012.

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