Poaceae Barnhart
Poa sieberiana Spreng. , legitimate, scientific
Sprengel, C.P.J. (1827), Curae Posteriores. Systema Vegetabilium Edn. 17, 4(2): 35 BHL [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Nov. Holl. (P. australis Nees in Sieber agrost. n. 77)"
Hooker, J.D. (3 September 1858), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(7): 124 [basionym]
basionym of: Poa australis var. sieberiana (Spreng.) Hook.f. legitimate
Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 28, Fig. 18. [secondary reference]
common name: Snow Grass [n/a]
Vickery, J.W. (7 December 1970), A taxonomic study of the genus Poa L. in Australia. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 4(4): 223-229 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Poa implexa Trin. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 135 [secondary reference]
  • Comment: Cited as Poa sieberana.
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 51 [secondary reference]
Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 109 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Poa australis var. sieberiana (Spreng.) Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Poa implexa Trin. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Poa caespitosa var. australis Benth. legitimate common name: Fineleaf Tussock Grass [n/a] common name: Snowgrass [n/a]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Hastings, S.M. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poa. Flora of New South Wales 4: 626 [secondary reference]
Morris, D.I. in Curtis, W.M. & Morris, D.I. (1994), Poaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4B: 216 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Poa australis var. sieberiana (Spreng.) Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Poa implexa Trin. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Poa caespitosa var. australis Benth. legitimate
Walsh, N.G. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Poaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 427-428 [secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
orthographic variant: Poa sieberana Vickery orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Poa implexa Trin. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. nomenclatural synonym: Poa australis var. sieberiana (Spreng.) Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Poa caespitosa var. australis Benth. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Poa australis R.Br. nom. illeg.
  • APC Comment: The name Poa australis R.Br. is based on Arundo poiformis Labill., however, Brown’s description and the specimen cited represent Poa sieberiana Spreng.
  • APC Dist.: SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas
Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 354 (fig.) [secondary reference]
Walsh, N.G., Weiller, C.M. & Thompson, I.R. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2009), Poa. Flora of Australia 44A: 319-320 [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Poa implexa Trin. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. nomenclatural synonym: Poa australis var. sieberiana (Spreng.) Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Poa caespitosa var. australis Benth. legitimate