Species

Dichelachne inaequiglumis

Etymology

Dichelachne: two-pronged and woolly

Common Name(s)

short-hair plume grass

Current Conservation Status

2012 - At Risk - Naturally Uncommon

Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2012
The conservation status of all known New Zealand vascular plant taxa at the rank of species and below were reassessed in 2012 using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). This report includes a statistical summary and brief notes on changes since 2009 and replaces all previous NZTCS lists for vascular plants. Authors: Peter J. de Lange, Jeremy R. Rolfe, Paul D. Champion, Shannel P. Courtney, Peter B. Heenan, John W. Barkla, Ewen K. Cameron, David A. Norton and Rodney A. Hitchmough. File size: 792KB

Previous Conservation Status

2009 - At Risk - Naturally Uncommon
2004 - Not Threatened

Qualifiers

2012 - DP, SO, Sp

Authority

Dichelachne inaequiglumis (Hack.) Edgar et Connor

Family

Poaceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Native

NVS Species Code

DICINA

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.

Structural Class

Grasses

Synonyms

Dichelachne sciurea var. inaequiglumis Hack.. D. micrantha var. inaequiglumis (Hack.) Domin

Distribution

Indigneous. Common from Te Paki south of Auckland. Local south of there until the Wairarapa and Wellington where it is very common. South Island common in Nelson, Marlborough and Westland. One recent (2000) collection from Stewart Island. Also in eastern Australia and Tasmania

Propagation Technique

Easy from fresh seed. Short-lived but self sows readily and can become invasive. Good in dry clay soils.

Threats

Not Threatened but often uncommon over large parts of its range

Chromosome No.

2n = 70

Endemic Taxon

No

Endemic Genus

No

Endemic Family

No

Life Cycle and Dispersal

Florets are wind dispersed (Thorsen et al., 2009).

 

   

References and further reading

Thorsen, M. J.; Dickinson, K. J. M.; Seddon, P. J. 2009. Seed dispersal systems in the New Zealand flora. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 11: 285-309

This page last updated on 11 Aug 2014