''Poa affinis'' is a tussock grass, found near

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and the Blue Mountains in

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. A moderately common plant found growing on soils based on

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.Les Robinson - Field Guide to the Native Plants of Sydney, page 274 It first appeared in scientific literature in 1810, in ''

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'', authored by the prolific Scottish botanist,

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. The specific epithet ''affinis'' means "similar to others".

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