| Chionochloa antarctica | |
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| Plate LIV (artist Fitch) | |
| Conservation status | |
 Naturally Uncommon (NZ TCS) | |
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 |
| Binomial name | |
| Chionochloa antarctica (Hook.f.) Zotov | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bromus antarcticus Hook.f. | |
Chionochloa antarctica (common name - snow tussock) is a species of grass, endemic to the Auckland and Campbell Islands.
Description
It flowers from October to December and fruits from November to March.
Conservation status
In both 2009 and 2012 it was deemed to be "At Risk - Naturally Uncommon" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, and this New Zealand classification was reaffirmed in 2018 (due to its restricted range).
References
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Chionochloa antarctica | New Zealand Plant Conservation Network". nzpcn.org.nz. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- Chionochloa antarctica - The Plant list
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Chionochloa antarctica |
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| Bromus antarcticus | |
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