Pentapogon avenoides
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| Pentapogon avenoides | |
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| Pentapogon avenoides in Upper Hutt | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Poaceae |
| Subfamily: | Pooideae |
| Genus: | Pentapogon |
| Species: | P. avenoides |
| Binomial name | |
| Pentapogon avenoides (Hook.f.) P.M.Peterson, Romasch. & Soreng | |
Pentapogon avenoides, or mountain oat grass,[2] is a species of grass, endemic to New Zealand.[3] It is found on the main islands, as well as the Chatham Islands. The specific epithet, like the English name, refers to the oat-like structure of the inflorescence.[4] The seeds are wind-dispersed.[4] The habitat ranges from forest areas to scrub and tussock-land, from lowlands to uplands.[5]