Poa siphonoglossa is a rare species of grass known by the common names Kauai bluegrass and island bluegrass. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it is limited to the island of Kauai.[2] It is threatened by the loss and modification of its habitat. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
There are three species of Poa native to Hawaii, and all are endemic to Kauai.[3] As of 1995, there were five populations of this species totalling about 50 individuals.[4] The plant grows on moist, shady slopes.[2]
This is a perennial grass growing in tufts. The stems lose their leaves early and then resemble naked, erect rushes.[2]
siphonoglossa, rare, species, grass, known, common, names, kauai, bluegrass, island, bluegrass, endemic, hawaii, where, limited, island, kauai, threatened, loss, modification, habitat, federally, listed, endangered, species, united, states, conservation, statu. Poa siphonoglossa is a rare species of grass known by the common names Kauai bluegrass and island bluegrass It is endemic to Hawaii where it is limited to the island of Kauai 2 It is threatened by the loss and modification of its habitat It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States Poa siphonoglossa Conservation status Critically Imperiled NatureServe 1 Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Monocots Clade Commelinids Order Poales Family Poaceae Subfamily Pooideae Genus Poa Species P siphonoglossa Binomial name Poa siphonoglossa Reichardt de Hitchc There are three species of Poa native to Hawaii and all are endemic to Kauai 3 As of 1995 there were five populations of this species totalling about 50 individuals 4 The plant grows on moist shady slopes 2 This is a perennial grass growing in tufts The stems lose their leaves early and then resemble naked erect rushes 2 This grass is threatened by deer feral goats and pigs damaging its habitat and the invasion of introduced species of plants 2 References edit NatureServe Explorer NatureServe Explorer Poa siphonoglossa NatureServe 2022 Retrieved 27 May 2022 a b c d Poa siphonoglossa The Nature Conservancy USFWS Poa mannii Five year Review August 2010 USFWS Poa siphonoglossa Five year Review August 2010 External links editUSDA Plants Profile This Pooideae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Poa siphonoglossa amp oldid 1181176514, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
