Sporobolus durus
| Sporobolus durus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Genus: | Sporobolus |
| Species: | S. durus |
| Binomial name | |
| Sporobolus durus Brongn. | |
Sporobolus durus was a species of grass in the Poaceae family, found only on Ascension Island. It is extinct due to overgrazing and displacement by invasive weeds. Its date of extinction is unknown; it was last recorded in 1886 but not looked for dedicatedly until 1998.
References
- Gray, A. 2003. Sporobolus durus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 July 2007.
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