title: Deschampsia chapmanii
text: # Deschampsia chapmanii
  
  Deschampsia chapmanii is a plant species in the grass (Poaceae) family, native to New Zealand and Macquarie Island.
  
  ## Etymology
  
  The genus, Deschampsia, was named for Louis Auguste Deschamps who served as surgeon (and botanist) in the expedition of d'Entrecasteaux in search of La Pérouse, while the specific epithet, chapmanii, honours F.R. Chapman who collected the type specimen.
  
  ## Conservation status
  
  This species has been listed as "Not Threatened" (2004, 2009, 2012) under the New Zealand Threat Classification System, and again in 2018 with a further comment that it was safe overseas.
  
  