Festuca aloha

Festuca aloha
Scientific classification Edit this 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

  1. ^ Tangalin, N. (2015). "Festuca aloha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T80232566A80232570. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Festuca aloha". iNaturalist.
  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. JSTOR 41972126.