Poa kerguelensis, the Glossary
Poa kerguelensis is a species of tussock grass native to various subantarctic islands.[1]
Table of Contents
14 relations: Botanical name, Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Hybrid (biology), Indian Ocean, Joseph Dalton Hooker, Kerguelen Islands, Perennial, Pioneer species, Poa cookii, Retreat of glaciers since 1850, Subantarctic, Tussock grass, Type (biology).
- Flora of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- Flora of the Kerguelen Islands
Botanical name
A botanical name is a formal scientific name conforming to the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (ICN) and, if it concerns a plant cultigen, the additional cultivar or Group epithets must conform to the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants (ICNCP).
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Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel
Ernst Gottlieb von Steudel (30 May 1783 – 12 May 1856) was a German physician and an authority on grasses.
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Heard Island and McDonald Islands
The Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands (HIMI; ISO 3166 region code: HMD, HM, 334) is an Australian external territory comprising a volcanic group of mostly barren Antarctic islands, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica.
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Hybrid (biology)
In biology, a hybrid is the offspring resulting from combining the qualities of two organisms of different varieties, subspecies, species or genera through sexual reproduction.
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Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or approx.
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Joseph Dalton Hooker
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (30 June 1817 – 10 December 1911) was a British botanist and explorer in the 19th century.
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Kerguelen Islands
The Kerguelen Islands (or; in French commonly Îles Kerguelen but officially Archipel Kerguelen), also known as the Desolation Islands (Îles de la Désolation in French), are a group of islands in the sub-Antarctic constituting one of the two exposed parts of the Kerguelen Plateau, a large igneous province mostly submerged in the southern Indian Ocean.
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Perennial
In botany, a perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years.
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Pioneer species
Pioneer species are resilient species that are the first to colonize barren environments, or to repopulate disrupted biodiverse steady-state ecosystems as part of ecological succession.
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Poa cookii
Poa cookii, sometimes called Cook's tussock-grass or bluegrass, is a species of tussock grass native to various subantarctic islands. Poa kerguelensis and Poa cookii are Flora of Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Flora of the Kerguelen Islands, Poa and Pooideae stubs.
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Retreat of glaciers since 1850
The retreat of glaciers since 1850 is well documented and is one of the effects of climate change.
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Subantarctic
The subantarctic zone is a region in the Southern Hemisphere, located immediately north of the Antarctic region.
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Tussock grass
Tussock grasses or bunch grasses are a group of grass species in the family Poaceae.
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Type (biology)
In biology, a type is a particular specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally associated.
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See also
Flora of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- Azorella selago
- Colobanthus kerguelensis
- Durvillaea antarctica
- Leptinella plumosa
- Poa cookii
- Poa kerguelensis
- Pringlea
- Ranunculus crassipes
Flora of the Kerguelen Islands
- Azorella selago
- Colobanthus kerguelensis
- Crassula moschata
- Durvillaea antarctica
- Galium antarcticum
- Leptinella plumosa
- Lyallia
- Poa cookii
- Poa kerguelensis
- Pringlea
- Ranunculus crassipes
- Syzygiella colorata