Biology:Poa colensoi

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Poaceae

Poa colensoi
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Habit
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Poa
Species:
P. colensoi
Binomial name
Poa colensoi
Synonyms[1]
  • Poa guthrie-smithiana Petrie
  • Poa intermedia Buchanan

Poa colensoi, the blue tussock, is a species of cool-season grass in the family Poaceae, endemic to New Zealand.[1][2] It is considered the native grass species with the highest potential for use in high altitude livestock grazing systems, as it has good palatibility and above average regrowth rates.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Poa colensoi Hook.f." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/416776-1. 
  2. "Poa colensoi". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. 2022. https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/poa-colensoi. 
  3. Scott, D.; Keoghan, J.M.; Allan, B.E. (1996). "Native and low‐input grasses‐a New Zealand high country perspective". New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research 39 (4): 499–512. doi:10.1080/00288233.1996.9513211. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15514263 entry