Poa morrisii, commonly known as soft tussock-grass[2] is a species of tussock grass that is endemic to Australia.

Poa morrisii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Poa
Species:
P. morrisii
Binomial name
Poa morrisii

The species was formally described in 1970 by Australian botanist Joyce Winifred Vickery based on plant material collected in Sandringham, Victoria by P. Morris in 1939.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Poa morrisii Vickery". The Plant List. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Victorian Plant Name Index". Viridans. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Poa morrisii". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 5 July 2013.