Agrostis subulata
# Agrostis subulata

Agrostis subulata is a grass (i.e., a member of the Poaceae family), which grows only on Campbell Island and on Antipodes Island in New Zealand.

## Description

Agrostis subulata is a perennial, densely tufted, clumping grass, with erect dull blue-green leaves which are taller than the spiked inflorescences.

## Habitat

It is found in herbfields, in Chionochloa antarctica grasslands and on peat covered rock ledges.

## Taxonomy

Agrostis subulata was first described in 1845 by Joseph Hooker in his Flora Antarctica.

## Conservation status

In both 2009 and 2012 it was deemed to be "At Risk - Naturally Uncommon" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, and this New Zealand classification was reaffirmed in 2018 (due to its restricted range).

