Poa kerguelensis
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|species = kerguelensis
|synonyms = *Triodia kerguelensis Hook.f.
- Festuca kerguelensis (Hook.f.) Hook.f.
- Tzvelevia kerguelensis (Hook.f.) Alekseev
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Poa kerguelensis is a species of tussock grass native to various subantarctic islands. The specific epithet refers to the type locality – the Kerguelen Islands.Flora of Australia Online.
Description
Poa kerguelensis is a perennial grass growing as hummocks up to 80 mm high and 150 mm in diameter.
Distribution and habitat
The grass is found on the Heard, McDonald and Kerguelen Islands of the southern Indian Ocean. It grows on bare soil and in rocky areas where its hummocks trap wind-blown sand. On Heard Island it hybridises with Poa cookii It is a pioneer coloniser of recently deglaciated areas.Frenot et al. (1998).
References
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- {{cite journal |author1=Frenot, Y. |author2=Gloaguen, J.C. |author3=Cannavaciuolo, M. |author4=Bellido, A. |name-list-style=amp |year= 1998|title=Primary succession on glacier forelands in the subantarctic Kerguelen Islands |journal= Journal of Vegetation Science |volume=9 |issue= 1|pages=75–84 |doi=10.2307/3237225|jstor=3237225 |doi-access=free |bibcode=1998JVegS...9...75F }}
- {{cite web |url= http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/online-resources/flora/stddisplay.xsql?pnid=7350 |title= Poa kerguelensis (Hook.f.) Steud. |access-date=2011-03-03 |work=Flora of Australia Online |publisher= Australian Biological Resources Study |year=1993 }}
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Category:Flora of the Kerguelen Islands
Category:Flora of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
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