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Stipa petriei
Stipa petriei, synonym Achnatherum petriei, is a threatened New Zealand species of true grass in the tribe Poeae.
From the article Stipa petriei on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Stipa petriei is an erect, wiry grass with long, thin, single-floret spikelets born on sparse inflorescences. Distinguished from other species by the contiguous lemma margins, persistent awns, and long-haired paleas. Like Amelichloa caudata, Stipa petriei has been placed in the genus Achnatherum. From this species, S. petriei can be distinguished by its extravaginal branching, hairy rather than prickled leaf-blades, and by its hairy lemmas. However, A. caudata is only naturalised in eastern Canterbury in New Zealand, away from the restricted distribution of S. petriei.
Range & habitat
Stipa petriei is endemic to South Canterbury and Central Otago in New Zealand. It is found up to 1000 metres above sea level, largely on dry stony ground, as well as limestone and schit outcrops.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 866288.