Biology:Festuca aloha

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Short description: Species of plant

Festuca aloha
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Subfamily: Pooideae
Genus: Festuca
Species:
F. aloha
Binomial name
Festuca aloha
Catalán, Soreng, & P.M.Peterson

Festuca aloha, also known as the aloha fescue, is a species of grass in the genus Festuca. This species is accepted and it appears to be endemic to Hawaii. This species seems to be critically endangered.[2] Two forms of this species have been described.[3]

  • Festuca aloha f. aloha
  • Festuca aloha f. molokaiensis

References

  1. Tangalin, N. (2015). "Festuca aloha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T80232566A80232570. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/80232566/80232570. Retrieved 21 August 2022. 
  2. "Festuca aloha". https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/495657-Festuca-aloha. 
  3. Catalán, Pilar; Soreng, Robert J.; Peterson, Paul M. (2009). "Festuca Aloha and F. Molokaiensis (Poaceae: Loliinae), Two New Species from Hawai'i". Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas 3 (1): 51–58. 

Wikidata ☰ Q17364169 entry