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]
Conservation status
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 Hook.f.[3][1]

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]