Festuca aloha
Species of plant
| Festuca aloha | |
|---|---|
Conservation status | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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
- ^ Tangalin, N. (2015). "Festuca aloha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T80232566A80232570. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Festuca aloha". iNaturalist.
- ^ 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. JSTOR 41972126.
