Calamagrostis appressa (Vickery) Govaerts (1999:9)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Deyeuxia appressa Vickery in Contr. New South Wales Natl. Herb. 1: 54 (1940)
Conservation Status
Missing (Silcock et al., 2019:SM:8 [as 'Likely extinct']) or Extinct (POWO, 2023; Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024)
Last record: 1941 (Christenhusz & Govaerts, 2024); 1942 (Silcock et al., 2019:SM:8, 2021:7)
"No targeted surveys documented, but well-collected area"
(Silcock et al., 2019:SM:8)
Distribution & Habitat
New South Wales, Australia
"Apparently from wet areas"
(Silcock et al., 2019:SM:8)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
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POWO. (2023). Calamagrostis appressa (Vickery) Govaerts. Plants of the World Online (online resource). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 8 December 2023]
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https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/ThreatenedSpeciesApp/profile.aspx?id=10220