Calamagrostis expansa

Species of grass

Calamagrostis expansa
Conservation status

Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Calamagrostis
Species:
C. expansa
Binomial name
Calamagrostis expansa
(G.Munro ex Hillebr.) Hitchc.

Calamagrostis expansa is a species of grass in the family Poaceae known by the common name Maui reedgrass. It is native to Hawaii, where it is known only from Maui and the island of Hawaiʻi. Its natural habitats are lowland moist forests and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

  1. ^ Bruegmann, M.M.; Caraway, V. (2003). "Calamagrostis expansa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T44137A10863184. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T44137A10863184.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  • USDA Plants Profile
  • Notes on the Grasses of Hawaii, pg 21
Taxon identifiers
Calamagrostis expansa
Deyeuxia expansa


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