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Genus: Poa
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> Family: Poaceae
There are about 500 species worldwide (cosmopolitan) of which
three are native to southern Africa and three naturalised. An
additional species is cultivated in the region.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and
Flora of Zimbabwe.
Poa binata |
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Poa bulbosa |
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Poa leptoclada |
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Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI) and
Flora of Zimbabwe.
Other species, cultivated in southern Africa
List from
Gray (2002).
Poa badensis
Native to central Europe. |
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