Poa labillardierei

Poa labillardierei is most commonly growing in open forest communities, grassy woodland communities and in moister areas on low slopes and valley floors that are frequently wet.[4] They also grow on river flats and can extend up open sheltered slopes.[7] This plant is additionally frost tolerant.[8]

Poa labillardierei is also very commonly used within home gardens and landscaping.[8] It is a vigorous and tolerant grass, adding vertical interest in landscaping settings.[8] Poa labillardierei regenerates well after burning but the fire should not be very hot for a long time.[4]

Poa labillardierei is found in southern and eastern Australia, including Tasmania.[4] It's full distribution can by found on the distribution map on the right side.

Poa labillardierei is a dense coarsely tufted grasses and can reach a height of 120 cm.[4] The large grass is a perennial,[8] that germinates from seed or division.[4]

Leaves mostly basal, very long; sheath usually pallid at the base, upper ± scabrous; ligule c. 0.5 mm long, truncate; blade to 80 cm long, flat or inrolled, to 3.5 mm wide, scabrous, moderately rigid, tip fine, setaceous.[7] Poa labillardierei flowers in spring to summer.[4] Inflorescences are 10–25 cm long, with erect or erectly and loosely spreading branches. Spikelets 3–4(–8)-flowered, strongly laterally compressed.[7] Glumes broad to rather narrow, subacute to occasionally subacuminate. Lemmas firm, narrow to moderately broad, usually hairy, web usually copious, consisting of long hairs; palea firm, closely scabrous on the keels.[7]

Poa labillardierei can be propagated by division and germinates readily from seed, into prepared soil in autumn and winter.[4] The seedlings cannot grow in an area of continuous dry climate and needs moist soil to establish, but can germinate in frost and can tolerate a temperature in the 0 to -5 °C range.[4] It has a very fast growth rate, and once established, it needs very low maintenance and no irrigation.[4]

The long leaves and stems of Poa labillardierei are used as string for basket making.[8]

Indigenous names include; Bobat (Woi wurrung) and Bowat (Wurundjeri).[9]