Order GRAMINEAE. 
Genus Poa. 
Sub-Order Festucaceve. 
3. — POA ANCEPS, Var. s, ri-vsii lora. 
DENSE-FLOWERED POA. 
(Plate XLF. D.) 
Poa anceps, Forst. Var. D, densiflora, Hook, fil., Handb. N.Z. FI., I., 339. 
A small, erect, rigid, tufted, sub-alpine grass, found at 3000—4000 feet altitude. Perennial. Culms 
10—20 inches high. Leaves 6—10 inches long, concave, rigid, acicular, glabrous. Panicle 1 —4 
inches long, ovate, dense. Spikelets y inch long, 4—5-flowered. Empty glumes 3-nerved. Flowering 
glumes 3-nerved, scabridous, and with long tufts of flocculent silky hair at the base. Palea 2-fid, 
2-nerved. Scales oblique. Anthers long. Distribution of Var. D, densiflora : NEW 
ZEALAND. 
This is apparently only a larger form of the last variety, differing principally in the tufted habit 
and larger inflorescence. From its harsh rigid foliage it may also be rated as of similar low value in 
pasture, being better adapted for large cattle than sheep. Distribution in New Zealand : SOUTH 
ISLAND : SUB-ALPINE LOCALITIES IN NELSON AND CANTERBURY (common). 
Reference to Plate XLV. C: Fig. 1. Plant. 1. Spikelet. 3. Floret. 4, 4. Nervation of empty 
glumes. 5. Nervation of flowering glume. 6. Nervation of Palea. 7. Scale. 
