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Poa gunnii

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at lower altitudes towards sea level are usually taller to 70 cm high and with longer leaves. Leaf sheaths, green or purplish; leaves less than 1mm in diameter, hard, usually round in cross-section. Blades up to 30 cm long, inrolled or folded. Ligules up to 2mm long, firm with tiny hairs on
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endemic tussock grass considered one of the most abundant and common in alpine and subalpine environments from about 800 m to above 1400 m. However it can be found to near sea level in the south of the island state where a cooler climate is prevalent. The genus
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is a very variable species. The most common subalpine and alpine form is stunted but grows up to 20 cm high while forms of
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their margins and backs. Flowering spikelets are broadly ovate to lanceolate, 2–6 flowered, green or purplish, often
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specimen collected from Mt. Field at an altitude of 1200 m. Photo: Frank Bird
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due to the features of the lemma and the prickliness of the leaves.
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Alpine Tasmania, An Illustrated Guide to the Flora and Vegetation
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Monocots
Commelinids
Poales
Poaceae
Pooideae
Poa
Binomial name
Poa gunnii specimen collected from Mt. Field at an altitude of 1200m. Photo: Frank Bird.
Tasmanian
Poa
Poaceae
P. gunnii form at an altitude of 1200 m from mid-south central Tasmania. Photo: Frank Bird
Mt. Field
viviparous
Ronald Campbell Gunn
Mt. Wellington





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