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Dryopoa , or giant mountain grass, is a genus of Australian plants in the grass family.[2][3]
| Giant mountain grass | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Supertribe: | Poodae |
| Tribe: | Poeae |
| Subtribe: | Scolochloinae |
| Genus: | Dryopoa Vickery |
| Species: | D. dives |
| Binomial name | |
| Dryopoa dives | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
The only known species is Dryopoa dives, native to New South Wales, Tasmania, and Victoria.[1][4] The name Dryopoa (tree-grass) is derived from the Greek language, with dryos meaning tree and poa meaning grass.
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