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Calamagrostis ecuadoriensis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
PLANTAE TRACHEOPHYTA LILIOPSIDA CYPERALES GRAMINEAE

Scientific Name: Calamagrostis ecuadoriensis
Species Authority: Lægaard

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Published: 2004
Assessor/s: Laegaard, S. & Pitman, N.
Reviewer/s: Valencia, R., Pitman, N., Léon-Yánez, S. & Jørgensen, P.M. (Ecuador Plants Red List Authority)
Justification:
A grass endemic to Andean Ecuador, where it is known from at least seven different locales in the western cordillera and probably is frequent in the superparamo. Protected in the Parque Nacional Llanganates, Parque Nacional Sangay and Parque Nacional Sangay. Apart from habitat destruction, no specific threats are known.

Geographic Range [top]

Countries:
Native:
Ecuador
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Systems: Terrestrial

Bibliography [top]

IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004.
Citation: Laegaard, S. & Pitman, N. 2004. Calamagrostis ecuadoriensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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