Fine-leaf Tussock Grass

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©Michael Bedingfield

Poa meionectes

Tufted perennial with tall flower stems to 90 cm. Inrolled angular leaves to 20 cm, often with small knob-like swellings at the base. Leaf sheath purplish. Seedheads sparse to 12 cm with green or purplish flowers.

Details
Flora Type
Grasses
Distinctive Features

Very fine rough leaves, often curled.
Biology

Perennial. Heavier soils in cooler environments.
Native Status
Native
Flowering Time

Sep-Nov
Taxonomy
Phylum
Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants)
Class
Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants)
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Poa
Species
meionectes

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

The stem and leaves of some Poa species were used for making string by Aboriginal people.

Interesting Facts
Similar Species

Similar to P. clelandii but leaves finer and less rigid, and smaller flowers, and similar to Poa tenera which is rhizomatous.
Native Status
Native