Chionochloa_antarctica

<i>Chionochloa antarctica</i>

Chionochloa antarctica

Species of grass

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

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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]

References

  1. [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. [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, I.; 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.
  3. [3]
    "Chionochloa antarctica (Hook.f.) Zotov | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Chionochloa antarctica | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  5. [5]
    Chionochloa antarctica' - The Plant list


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