Chionochloa antarctica

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Chionochloa antarctica
Bromus antarcticus n112 w1150.jpg
Plate LIV (artist Fitch) [1]
Status NZTCS NU.svg
Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS) [2]
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
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.
Danthonia antarctica(Hook.f.) Hook.f.
Danthonia flavescens var. hookeriZotov

Contents

Chionochloa antarctica (common name - snow tussock) [4] is a species of grass, [5] endemic to the Auckland and Campbell Islands. [4]

Description

It flowers from October to December and fruits from November to March. [4]

Conservation status

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 Hooker, J.D. (1845). "Bromus antarcticus". 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: 97. Plate LIV
  2. 1 2 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, .; Hindmarsh-Walls, R. (1 May 2018). "Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2017" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 22: 42. OCLC   1041649797.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "Chionochloa antarctica (Hook.f.) Zotov | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Chionochloa antarctica | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  5. ↑ Chionochloa antarctica' - The Plant list


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