Poa Ensiformis

Poa ensiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Poa
Species:	P. ensiformis
Binomial name
	Poa ensiformis; Vickery
Synonyms
	Poa caespitosa var. latifolia Benth.

Short description: Species of grass

Poa ensiformis, commonly known as sword tussock-grass^[2] or purple-sheathed tussock-grass,^[3] is a species of tussock grass that is endemic to Australia.^[3]

The species was formally described in 1970 by Australian botanist Joyce Winifred Vickery based on plant material collected to the north of Kiandra in New South Wales.^[4]

References

↑ "Poa ensiformis Vickery". The Plant List. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-435841. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
↑ "Victorian Plant Name Index". Viridans. http://www.viridans.com/vicplantnames/scinames.htm. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Poa ensiformis". PlantNET - New South Wales Flora Online. Royal Botanic Gardens & Domain Trust, Sydney Australia. http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/NSWfl.pl?page=nswfl&lvl=sp&name=Poa~ensiformis. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
↑ "Poa ensiformis". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=Poa+ensiformis. Retrieved 5 July 2013.