Poa ensiformis

Short description: Species of grass

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[1]

Synonyms

Poa caespitosa var. latifolia  Benth.

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

1. ↑ "Poa ensiformis Vickery". The Plant List. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-435841. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
2. ↑ "Victorian Plant Name Index". Viridans. http://www.viridans.com/vicplantnames/scinames.htm. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
3. ↑ 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.
4. ↑ "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.

See also Wikidata entry Q13942992.

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