Velvet Tussock Grass
Poa rodwayi
Small dense tussock to 60 cm with bluish-green or greyish-green leaves. Leaf-sheaths are pale and smooth. Leaves are tightly inrolled and are densely hairy. Flowerheads are open and sparseand often bluish.
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Flora Type | Grasses |
| Distinctive Features | The stem between the nodes (internode) is not swollen. |
| Biology | Perennial. Well-draind soils in grasslands and grassy woodlands and rock pavements. |
| Native Status | Native |
| Flowering Time | Oct-Nov |
| Taxonomy | |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta (Vascular Plants) |
| Class | Magnoliopsida (Flowering Plants) |
| Order | Poales |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Genus | Poa |
| Species | rodwayi |
Attractive grass in a garden setting. The stem and leaves of some Poa species were used for making string by Aboriginal people.
| Interesting Facts | |
|---|---|
| Similar Species | Variable species particularly on the Australian mainland, with intermediates with P. morrisii and P. labillardieri in SA, and with P. sieberi in Vic. |
| Native Status | Native |