Agrostis subulata
| Agrostis subulata | |
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| Plate LIII (artist Fitch)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Agrostis |
| Species: | A. subulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Agrostis subulata | |
Agrostis subulata is a grass (i.e., a member of the Poaceae family), which grows only on Campbell Island[3][4] and on Antipodes Island in New Zealand.[4]
Description[edit]
Agrostis subulata is a perennial, densely tufted, clumping grass, with erect dull blue-green leaves which are taller than the spiked inflorescences.[3][4]
Habitat[edit]
It is found in herbfields, in Chionochloa antarctica grasslands and on peat covered rock ledges.[4]
Taxonomy[edit]
Agrostis subulata was first described in 1845 by Joseph Hooker in his Flora Antarctica.[3][1]
Conservation status[edit]
In both 2009 and 2012 it was deemed to be "At Risk - Naturally Uncommon" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System,[4] and this New Zealand classification was reaffirmed in 2018 (due to its restricted range).[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Hooker, J.D. (1845). "Agrostis subulata". The Botany of the Antarctic Voyage of H.M. Discovery Ships Erebus and Terror in the Years 1839-1843 :under the Command of Captain Sir James Clark Ross. 1 (5): 95. Plate LIII
- ^ a b de Lange, P.J.; Rolfe, J.R.; Barkla, J.W.; Courtney, S.P.; Champion, P.D.; Perrie, L.R.; Beadel, S.M.; Ford, K.A.; Breitwieser, I.; Schönberger, I.; Hindmarsh-Walls, R. (1 May 2018). "Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 22: 39. OCLC 1041649797.
- ^ a b c d "Agrostis subulata Hook.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Agrostis subulata | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
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