Chionochloa antarctica

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

Chionochloa antarctica
Plate LIV (artist Fitch)[1]

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)[2]
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 antarcticus Hook.f.
Danthonia antarctica (Hook.f.) Hook.f.
Danthonia flavescens var. hookeri Zotov

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. 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. 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. "Chionochloa antarctica | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  5. Chionochloa antarctica' - The Plant list



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