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]

Agrostis subulata
Plate LIII (artist Fitch)[1]

Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Agrostis
Species:
A. subulata
Binomial name
Agrostis subulata

Description

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

It is found in herbfields, in Chionochloa antarctica grasslands and on peat covered rock ledges.[4]

Taxonomy

Agrostis subulata was first described in 1845 by Joseph Hooker in his Flora Antarctica.[3][1]

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]

References
  1. 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
  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: 39. OCLC 1041649797.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "Agrostis subulata Hook.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  4. "Agrostis subulata | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 8 February 2020.



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