''Poa litorosa'' is a species of tussock grass that is native to the subantarctic islands of New Zealand and

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. The specific epithet ''litorosa'' comes from the Latin ''litoralis'' (“pertaining to the seashore”).

Description

''Poa litorosa'' is a perennial grass, growing in straw-coloured, wiry tussocks up to 60 cm in height. It is closely related to ''

Poa cita ''Poa cita'', commonly known as the silver tussock, or wī, which is also the Māori name, is a grass of the family Poaceae that is native to New Zealand. ''Poa cita'' was described and named by Elizabeth Edgar in 1986, having previously being nam ...

'' (silver tussock) of New Zealand and is native to New Zealand's

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, Auckland and Campbell Islands as well as to Australia's Macquarie Island.

References

litorosa Flora of the Antipodes Islands Flora of the Auckland Islands Flora of the Campbell Islands Flora of Macquarie Island Grasses of New Zealand Poales of Australia Plants described in 1906 Taxa named by Thomas Frederic Cheeseman {{Pooideae-stub