Dryopoa

Genus of grasses From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Dryopoa , or giant mountain grass, is a genus of Australian plants in the grass family.[2][3]

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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
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Species:
D. dives
Binomial name
Dryopoa dives
Synonyms[1]
  • Festuca dives F.Muell.
  • Glyceria dives (F.Muell.) F.Muell. ex Benth.
  • Poa dives (F.Muell.) F.Muell.
  • Panicularia dives (F.Muell.) Kuntze
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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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