[Sample of Grass.— Constant Reader, Koonwarra.2— The grass is a poa, of which genus about 200 kinds are known, reducible to nearly half that number as well marked species occurring in various parts of the world. The specimens sent are in young flowering, but without the lower portion of stem, the lower leaves and the roots. The roots are always an important means of distinction among the numerous species, as, for instance, the ordinary British meadow grass, P. pratensis, is identified by its creeping roots. If later in the season complete specimens, with well ripened grain, be sent, Baron von Mueller informs us that the exact name of this poa can be made out. For general pastoral purposes, however, it can at once be said that this species would be an excellent feeding grass, the foliage and inflorescence being of a tender consistence. It is therefore readily consumed and nutritive.]
Poa pratensis
Please cite as “FVM-94-10-00c,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on