''Poa colensoi'', the blue tussock, is a species of cool-season grass in the family

Poaceae Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns an ...

, endemic to New Zealand. It is considered the native grass species with the highest potential for use in high altitude livestock grazing systems, as it has good palatibility and above average regrowth rates.

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colensoi Endemic flora of New Zealand Grasses of New Zealand Flora of the North Island Flora of the South Island Plants described in 1864 {{NewZealand-plant-stub