Poa hiemata
Soft Snow-grass
Tufted perennial or with short underground stems. Flowering stems erect.
Additional information
- FamilyPoaceae
- StoreyLower storey
- Sizeto 25 cm high; stems to 60 cm high
- Plant groupingGrasses, Rushes & Sedges
- LeavesSoft smooth bright green leaves to 0.5 mm wide, inrolled to rounded. Sheath pale.
- Flower colourGreen or purplish
- Flowering timeDecember to February
- FlowersTight or spreading branches in flowerhead, to 12 cm x 8 cm, 3-5-flowered spikelets, lower bracts 3-veined, lower floral bract 5-veined, downy on lower half, few or no webby basal hairs.
- Bird attractingSeeds, habitat - nesting materials
- Butterfly attractingFood plant for caterpillars
- Frog habitatNo
- Growing conditionsMoist soils in grasslands and wet forest at high altitudes. Snow tolerant, full sun semi shade.
- Garden useAttractive soft grass for higher altitude gardens.
- Commercially availableUnlikely to be available within the Shire of Yarra Ranges
- Conservation statusSignificant within the Shire. Known from very few local sites. Also occurs in a few scattered sites in the eastern highlands.
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Photographer/s: Geoff Lay, Royal Botanic Gardens Board ©
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