Biology:Poa ensiformis

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Short description: Species of grass

Poa ensiformis
Scientific classification edit
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. 

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