Poa ensiformis

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]

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.

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]