Oreobolus pumilio

Oreobolus pumilio
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Cyperaceae
Genus: Oreobolus
Species:
O. pumilio
Binomial name
Oreobolus pumilio
Synonyms[1]
  • Oreobolus clemensiae Kük.
  • Oreobolus pfeifferianus Barros ex H.Pfeiff.
  • Oreobolus pumilio subsp. clemensiae (Kük.) O.Seberg

Oreobolus pumilio, commonly known as alpine tuftrush or Ibrang`rank,[2] is a small mat forming herb which is distributed throughout the Australasian region. It is a relative of the sedge. It is often found in cushion plant communities, in alpine environments, where it is a dominant species.[3] As a cushion plant, it is an ecological engineer and enables other species to grow in the alpine herblands to which it is native to.[4]

  1. ^ "Oreobolus pumilio". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  2. ^ Seberg, Ole (1988). "Taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeography of the genus Oreobolus R.Br. (Cyperaceae), with comments on the biogeography of the South Pacific continents". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 96 (2): 119–195. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.1988.tb00632.x.
  3. ^ Wahren, C.-H.; Williams, R. J.; Papst, W. A. (1999). "Alpine and Subalpine Wetland Vegetation on the Bogong High Plains, South-eastern Australia". Australian Journal of Botany. 47 (2): 165. doi:10.1071/bt97106. ISSN 0067-1924.
  4. ^ Kikvidze, Zaal; Brooker, Robin W.; Butterfield, Bradley J.; Callaway, Ragan M.; Cavieres, Lohengrin A.; Cook, Bradley J.; Lortie, Christopher J.; Michalet, Richard; Pugnaire, Francisco I.; Xiao, Sa; Anthelme, Fabien (2015). "The effects of foundation species on community assembly: a global study on alpine cushion plant communities". Ecology. 96 (8): 2064–2069. doi:10.1890/14-2443.1. ISSN 0012-9658. PMID 26405732. S2CID 6896308.