Chionochloa antarctica | |
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Plate LIV (artist Fitch) [1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: | Chionochloa |
Species: | C. antarctica |
Binomial name | |
Chionochloa antarctica | |
Synonyms [4] | |
Bromus antarcticusHook.f. Contents |
Chionochloa antarctica (common name - snow tussock) [4] is a species of grass, [5] endemic to the Auckland and Campbell Islands. [4]
It flowers from October to December and fruits from November to March. [4]
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]
The forest ringlet, also known as Helms' butterfly, is a rare butterfly of the family Nymphalidae endemic to New Zealand. It is the only species in the genus Dodonidia.
Pleurophyllum speciosum, also known as the giant emperor daisy or Campbell Island daisy, is a megaherb native to the Auckland and Campbell Islands of New Zealand. A false colour image is depicted on the lower left corner on the reverse of the current five dollar New Zealand banknote. The Campbell Island daisy was first described by Joseph Dalton Hooker in Flora Antarctica of 1844, after he had collected it during the Ross expedition.
Poa foliosa is a species of tussock grass commonly known as muttonbird poa. It is native to the subantarctic islands of New Zealand and Australia.
Leptinella plumosa is a small flowering plant in the daisy family. It is a circumantarctic species found on many subantarctic islands in the Southern Ocean. The specific epithet comes from the Latin for “feathery”, referring to the form of the leaves.
Dracophyllum longifolium, commonly called inaka, is an upright shrub or small tree in the family Ericaceae that is endemic to New Zealand.
Deschampsia chapmanii is a plant species in the grass (Poaceae) family, native to New Zealand and Macquarie Island.
Anthoxanthum brunonis is a species of grass, native to the South Island of New Zealand and to the Auckland and Campbell Islands.
Carmichaelia australis is a species of pea in the family Fabaceae. It is found in both the North and South Islands of New Zealand. Its conservation status (2018) is "Not Threatened" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.
Tupeia is a monotypic genus of semi-parasitic shrubs (mistletoes) which occurs in both the North and South Islands of New Zealand. There is only one species in the genus: Tupeia antarctica. There are no synonyms.
Acaena microphylla, the bidibid or piripiri, and outside New Zealand, New Zealand-bur, is a small herbaceous, prostrate perennial flowering plant in the rose family Rosaceae, native to both the North and South Islands of New Zealand. There are two varieties:
Azorella schizeilema is a species of cushion plant in the Apiaceae family, native to the Auckland and Campbell Islands.
Plantago triantha is an annual plant of the family Plantaginaceae that is found in both Tasmania and the Auckland Islands.
Juncus antarcticus is a flowering plant species in the rush family Juncaceae, native to both New Zealand and Australia.
Carex erebus is a member of the sedge family and is found on the Antarctic Islands of Australia and New Zealand.
Agrostis subulata is a grass, which grows only on Campbell Island and on Antipodes Island in New Zealand.
Leptinella lanata is a small flowering plant in the daisy family, native to the Antipodean Islands. Its specific epithet, lanata, describes its woolly-haired (lanate) rhizomes.
Cardamine depressa is a plant in the Brassicaceae family, found in the Antipodean Islands.
Geum albiflorum is a plant in the rose family, Rosaceae family, found in the Auckland Islands.
Actinotus novae-zelandiae is a plant in the Apiaceae family, native to the South Island of New Zealand.
Leucopogon fraseri is a small plant in the family Ericaceae native to New Zealand and to Australia, where it is found in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.
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