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Sand tussock

Poa triodioides (Trin.) Zotov

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Poa

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Sand tussock (Poa triodioides)
Photo: Nom. rev., CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Sand tussock
Māori
Mātihetihe, Hinarepe, Mātiatia, Pouaka

Synonyms

  • Arundo triodioides Trin.
  • Arundo triticoides Trin.
  • Austrofestuca littoralis (Labill.) E.B.Alexeev
  • Austrofestuca pubinervis (Vickery) B.K.Simon
  • Austrofestuca triticoides (Trin.) E.B.Alexeev
  • Elymus subpaniculatus Steud.
  • Festuca littoralis Labill.
  • Festuca pubinervis Vickery
  • Festuca triticoides Steud.
  • Poa billardierei St.-Yves
  • Poa littoralis (Labill.) Hook.f.
  • Poa pubinervis (Vickery) S.W.L.Jacobs
  • Schedonorus billardiereanus Nees
  • Schedonorus littoralis (Labill.) P.Beauv.
  • Schedonorus littoralis var. minor Hook.f.
  • Schedonorus littoralis var. triticoides Benth.
  • Triodia billardierei Spreng.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.