''Poa colensoi'', the blue tussock, is a species of
cool-season grass in the family
Poaceae
Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns an ...
, endemic to New Zealand.
It is considered the native grass species with the highest potential for use in high altitude livestock grazing systems, as it has good palatibility and above average regrowth rates.
References
colensoi
Endemic flora of New Zealand
Grasses of New Zealand
Flora of the North Island
Flora of the South Island
Plants described in 1864
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