Sporobolus durus
Sporobolus durus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: | Sporobolus |
Species: | †S. durus
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Binomial name | |
†Sporobolus durus Brongn.
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Sporobolus durus was a species of grass in the family Poaceae, found only on Ascension Island. It is extinct due to overgrazing and displacement by invasive weeds. Its date of extinction is unknown; it was last recorded in 1886 but not searched for, specifically, until 1998.
References[]
- ^ Lambdon, P.W.; Stroud, S.; Gray, A.; Niissalo, M.; Renshaw, O. (2012). "Sporobolus durus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T43927A2990995. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T43927A2990995.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List extinct species
- Sporobolus
- Flora of Ascension Island
- Grasses of Africa
- Extinct plants
- Extinct biota of Africa
- Plant extinctions since 1500
- Taxa named by Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart
- Chloridoideae stubs
- British Atlantic territories stubs