Giant mountain grass | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: |
Dryopoa Vickery |
Species: | D. dives |
Binomial name | |
Dryopoa dives (F.Muell.) Vickery |
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Dryopoa (giant mountain grass) is a genus of Australian plants in the grass family.
The only known species is Dryopoa dives, native to New South Wales, Tasmania, and Victoria. The name Dryopoa (tree-grass) is derived from the Greek language, with dryos meaning tree and poa meaning grass.