Pentapogon avenoides
Common name
Mountain oat grass
Synonyms
Agrostis avenoides Hook.f., Calamagrostis avenoides (Hook.f.) Cockayne, Deyeuxia avenoides var. brachyantha Hack., Deyeuxia avenoides (Hook.f.) Buchanan
Family
Poaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Native
Endemic taxon
Yes
Endemic genus
No
Endemic family
No
Structural class
Grasses
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
DEYAVE
Chromosome number
2n = 70
Current conservation status
The conservation status of all known New Zealand vascular plant taxa at the rank of species and below were reassessed in 2017 using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). This report includes a statistical summary and brief notes on changes since 2012 and replaces all previous NZTCS lists for vascular plants. Authors: By Peter J. de Lange, Jeremy R. Rolfe, John W. Barkla, Shannel P. Courtney, Paul D. Champion, Leon R. Perrie, Sarah M. Beadel, Kerry A. Ford, Ilse Breitwieser, Ines Schönberger, Rowan Hindmarsh-Walls, Peter B. Heenan and Kate Ladley.
2012 | Not Threatened
Previous conservation statuses
2009 | Not Threatened
2004 | Not Threatened
Distribution
Endemic. Common throughout North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands
Life cycle
Florets are dispersed by wind and possibly also attachment (Thorsen et al., 2009).
Propagation technique
Easy from fresh seed, can become invasive.
Etymology
avenoides: Oat-like
Where To Buy
Not commercially available.