Grey Tussock Grass

Grey Tussock Grass
Grey Tussock Grass
Grey Tussock Grass
Grey Tussock Grass
Grey Tussock Grass

Grey Tussock Grass

Poa sieberiana

Perennial. There are at least three varieties of Poa sieberiana in Victoria. Identification is based on features of the leaf blades.

Details Description
Type
Graminoid
Group
Grass
Identifying Characteristics

Tufted perennial. Flowering stem to 80 cm. The leaves are fine and often curled and rough to touch. The inflorescence may be up to 20 cm long and 12 cm wide. Flowers October-March.
Distinctive Features

A large tussock-grass.
Life Form Group
Graminoid
Life Form Codes
Medium to Small Tufted Graminoid (MTG)
EVC types
EVC 649: Stony Knoll Shrubland
Native Status
Native to Australia
Taxonomy
Phylum
Charophyta
Class
Equisetopsida
Order
Poales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Poa
Species
sieberiana
Grey Tussock Grass
Occurs across Victoria, except in the far north-west and in the mallee. Also found in New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania.

Distribution maps indicate current and historic locations where species have been sighted.

Source: Atlas of Living Australia

Endangered Status
DEPI Advisory List
Not listed
FFG Act
Not listed
EPBC Act
Not listed

The conservation status of species is listed within Victoria and Australia.

The Department of Environment and Primary Industry (DEPI) Advisory List consists of non-statutory advisory lists of rare or threatened flora and fauna within Victoria.

The Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act 1988 (FFG Act) lists threatened species in Victoria. Under the Act, an Action Statement is produced for each listed species.

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is the Australian Government’s key piece of environmental legislation, listing nationally threatened native species and ecological communities.