Pentapogon avenoides
| Pentapogon avenoides | |
|---|---|
| Pentapogon avenoides in Upper Hutt | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Pentapogon |
| Species: | P. avenoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Pentapogon avenoides (Hook.f.) P.M.Peterson, Romasch. & Soreng
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Pentapogon avenoides, or mountain oat grass,[2] is a species of grass, endemic to New Zealand.[3] It is found on the main islands, as well as the Chatham Islands. The specific epithet, like the English name, refers to the oat-like structure of the inflorescence.[4] The seeds are wind-dispersed.[4] The habitat ranges from forest areas to scrub and tussock-land, from lowlands to uplands.[5]
Synonyms
Known synonyms include:
- Agrostis avenoides Hook.f. in Handb. N. Zeal. Fl. 1: 330 (1864)
- Calamagrostis avenoides (Hook.f.) Cockayne in Rep. Bot. Surv. Tongariro Natl. Park: 35 (1908)
- Deyeuxia avenoides (Hook.f.) Buchanan in Indig. Grass. N. Zeal.: vi (1880)[3]
The species was recently combined with Pentapogon based on genetic analysis of the entire genus.[6]
References
- ^ "NZTCS". nztcs.org.nz. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ "Deyeuxia avenoides (Hook.f.) Buchanan - Biota of NZ". Biota of NZ. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Pentapogon avenoides (Hook.f.) P.M.Peterson, Romasch. & Soreng | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Pentapogon avenoides". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
- ^ "Deyeuxia avenoides (Hook.f.) Buchanan - Flora of New Zealand Series". Flora of New Zealand Series. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ Peterson, Paul M.; Soreng, Robert J.; Romaschenko, Konstantin; Barberá, Patricia; Quintanar, Alejandro; Aedo, Carlos; Saarela, Jeffery M. (2022). "Phylogeny and biogeography of Calamagrostis (Poaceae: Pooideae: Poeae: Agrostidinae), description of a new genus, Condilorachia (Calothecinae), and expansion of Greeneochloa and Pentapogon (Echinopogoninae)". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 60 (3): 570–590. doi:10.1111/jse.12819. ISSN 1759-6831.