Poa poiformis

Poa poiformis, commonly known as coast tussock-grass or blue tussock-grass, is a densely tufted, erect, perennial tussock grass, with distinctive blue-green leaves, that grows to about 1 m in height. Its inflorescences are arranged in a dense panicle up to 30 cm long. It is native to coastal southern Australia where it occurs along ocean foreshores, estuaries, dunes and cliffs.^[5][6] P. poiformis is also found on Kangaroo Island (South Australia) and Lord Howe Island (New South Wales).^[2]

Poa poiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Poaceae
Subfamily:	Pooideae
Genus:	Poa
Species:	P. poiformis
Binomial name
Poa poiformis (Labill.) Druce[1][2]
Synonyms[3][4]
Arundo poiformis Labill. (basionym) Poa australis R.Br. (nom. illeg.) Poa laevis R.Br. Poa plebeia R.Br.

Varieties

• Poa poiformis var. poiformis (autonym)
• Poa poiformis var. ramifer D.I.Morris – Trailing coast tussock-grass^[6]

Var. ramifer is currently being studied to determine if it is synonymous with var. poiformis^[7]