Poa litorosa is a species of tussock grass that is native to the subantarctic islands of New Zealand and Australia. The specific epithet litorosa comes from the Latin litoralis (“pertaining to the seashore”).
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| Botanist Leonard Cockayne with Poa litorosa on Ewing Island, November 1907 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Poa |
| Species: | P. litorosa
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| Poa litorosa | |
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Description edit
Poa litorosa is a perennial grass, growing in straw-coloured, wiry tussocks up to 60 cm in height. It is closely related to Poa cita (silver tussock) of New Zealand and is native to New Zealand's Antipodes, Auckland and Campbell Islands as well as to Australia's Macquarie Island.[2]
References edit
- ^ Cheeseman, T. F. (1906), Manual of the New Zealand flora, J. Mackay, Govt. Printer, p. 902, 1156, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.12003, OCLC 4397520, OL 234533M, Wikidata Q51396409
- ^ "Poa litorosa". Flora of Australia Online (FOA Vol.50). Australian Biological Resources Study. 1993. Archived from the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2014-07-25.