Scientific Name: Poa poiformis var. ramifer

Common Name: island purplegrass

Family Classification (Clade): Monocots

Family: Poaceae

Form Description: Similar to Poa poiformis var. poiformis, except it branches from the lower nodes, and the leaf sheaths and internodes are often purple.

Flowers: Panicles up to 25cm, usually contracted and linear.

Fruit: Caryopsis

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Habitat Notes

Shores and offshore islands, east coast and Furneaux Group.

Propagation Calendar

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Propagation Method

Seed Information

Seed Storage Life

Several years at room temp.

Seed Treatment Notes

May have 2-3 month after ripening period. Surface sow. Optimum temp 15-25°C. Water well.

Germination Time

2-4 weeks