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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| Plate LIV (artist Fitch)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Chionochloa |
| Species: | C. antarctica
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| Binomial name | |
| Chionochloa antarctica | |
| Synonyms[4] | |
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Bromus antarcticus Hook.f. | |
Description edit
It flowers from October to December and fruits from November to March.[4]
Conservation status edit
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 edit
- ^ a b 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
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Chionochloa antarctica (Hook.f.) Zotov | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Chionochloa antarctica | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ Chionochloa antarctica' - The Plant list
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