Poa tenera

Slender Tussock-grass

Slender bright green trailing perennial, trailing branches rooting at nodes. Flowering stems weakly erect.

Additional information

• FamilyPoaceae
• StoreyLower storey
• Size5-20 cm high
• Plant groupingGrasses, Rushes & Sedges
• LeavesSmooth, thin folded or inrolled leaves, to 20 cm x 1.5 mm, veins becoming raised as leaf dries. Sheath pale, occasionally red to purple.
• Flower colourPale green
• Flowering timeOctober to January
• FlowersSparse pyramidal flowerhead, to 8 cm x 6 cm, 2-4-flowered spikelets; lower bracts 3-veined, lower floral bract with 5 distinct veins, shortly downy to hairless on lower part, web weak or absent;
• Bird attractingSeeds, habitat - nesting materials
• Butterfly attractingFood plant for caterpillars
• Frog habitatYes
• Growing conditionsMoist soils in shady forests and riparian scrubs along watercourses. Semi shade to dappled shade.
• Garden useAn attractive bright grass useful as a groundcover in moist areas, especially on embankments. Flowerheads are beautiful with the sun behind them.
• Commercially availableIndigenous nursery
• Conservation statusLocally common within its preferred growing conditions

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