Poa poiformis explained

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.^{[1] [2]} P. poiformis is also found on Kangaroo Island (South Australia) and Lord Howe Island (New South Wales).

Varieties

• Poa poiformis var. poiformis (autonym)
• Poa poiformis var. ramifer D.I.Morris – Trailing coast tussock-grass^[2]

Var. ramifer is currently being studied to determine if it is synonymous with var. poiformis^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Poa poiformis . 25 April 2012 . PlantNET. National Herbarium of New South Wales, Sydney.
2. Book: Coastal Plants of the Bellarine Peninsula . Longmore, Sue . Smithyman, Steve . Crawley, Matt . amp . 2010 . Bellarine Catchment Network .
3. Web site: Poa poiformis . The Plant List; Version 1. (published on the internet) . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden . 2010 . 7 November 2012.