Calamagrostis teretifolia
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| PLANTAE |
TRACHEOPHYTA |
LILIOPSIDA |
CYPERALES |
GRAMINEAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Calamagrostis teretifolia |
| Species Authority: |
Lægaard |
Assessment Information
[top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Vulnerable
D2
ver 3.1
|
| Year Assessed: |
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 three locales at high-elevation superparamo. Recorded on the Chimborazo volcano, just above the refuge and inside the Reserva de Producción Faunística Chimborazo; at Cerro Yanaurco; and at the highest point on the Molleturo-Paragüillas road, inside the Parque Nacional Cajas. No specimens of this species are housed in Ecuadorean museums. Apart from habitat destruction, no specific threats are known.
|
Geographic Range
[top]
Habitat and Ecology
[top]
