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Poa species

Native. Perennial. C3.

Family. Poaceae (Grass family).

It is moderately common in damper areas e.g. Mt Alexander, or along creek flats.

Identification:

• it is large grass and forms large tussocks
• the flower cluster is an open spray on long stalks
• the glumes about as long as the lemmas
• the spikelets have 3-8 unawned lemmas and are hairy on bottom part
• cobwebby hairs (the web) are present on the lemma bases
• the leaves are flat or sometimes folded
• the ligule is membranous and 0.2-0.5mm long.

It is a conspicuous tussock grass. The tussocks are much larger than those of Grey Tussock-grass, and the flower-stalks are longer (to over a metre).

Poa labillardierei is widely planted as an ornamental grass; gardeners often refer to it is as "Poa lab".

labillardierei: in honour of Jacques Julian Houtlan de Labillardiere, 1755-1834, French botanist and explorer.

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