Calamagrostis expansa
Calamagrostis expansa | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: | Calamagrostis |
Species: | C. expansa |
Binomial name | |
Calamagrostis expansa (G.Munro ex Hillebr.) Hitchc. | |
Calamagrostis expansa is a species of grass in the Poaceae family 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
- Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway, V. 2003. Calamagrostis expansa. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.