Festuca aloha | |
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Conservation status | |
Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Subfamily: | Pooideae |
Genus: | Festuca |
Species: | F. aloha |
Binomial name | |
Festuca aloha Catalán, Soreng, & P.M.Peterson |
Festuca aloha, also known as the aloha fescue, is a species of grass in the genus Festuca. This species is accepted and it appears to be endemic to Hawaii. This species seems to be critically endangered. Two forms of this species have been described.
- Festuca aloha f. aloha
- Festuca aloha f. molokaiensis
References
- Tangalin, N. (2015). "Festuca aloha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T80232566A80232570. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- "Festuca aloha". iNaturalist.
- Catalán, Pilar; Soreng, Robert J.; Peterson, Paul M. (2009). "Festuca Aloha and F. Molokaiensis (Poaceae: Loliinae), Two New Species from Hawai'i". Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas. 3 (1): 51–58. JSTOR 41972126.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Festuca aloha |