Species

Rytidosperma pumilum

Etymology

Rytidosperma: wrinkled seed

Current Conservation Status

2012 - Not Threatened

Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2012
The conservation status of all known New Zealand vascular plant taxa at the rank of species and below were reassessed in 2012 using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). This report includes a statistical summary and brief notes on changes since 2009 and replaces all previous NZTCS lists for vascular plants. Authors: Peter J. de Lange, Jeremy R. Rolfe, Paul D. Champion, Shannel P. Courtney, Peter B. Heenan, John W. Barkla, Ewen K. Cameron, David A. Norton and Rodney A. Hitchmough. File size: 792KB

Previous Conservation Status

2009 - Not Threatened
2004 - Not Threatened

Authority

Rytidosperma pumilum (Kirk) Connor et Edgar

Family

Poaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Native

NVS Species Code

RYTPUM

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Grasses

Synonyms

Atropis pumila Kirk, Triodia pumila (Kirk) Hack., Erythranthera pumila (Kirk) Zotov, Danthonia kirkii Zotov

Distribution

Indigenous. North Island, volcanic plateau. South Island, along the main divide and to the east. Also in Australia

Threats

Not Threatened

Chromosome No.

2n = 24

Endemic Taxon

No

Endemic Genus

No

Endemic Family

No

 

 

  

This page last updated on 17 Jan 2014