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Eragrostis leptostachya

(R.Br.) Steud. (1854)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Poales Family: Poaceae Genus: Eragrostis

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kaua'i Extirpated
Molokai Naturalized
Maui Naturalized

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 279 (1854)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1542 (Mo [as E. hosakai, single spm., Mauna Loa, Puu Nānā, 1937]); Herbst & Clayton 1998:26, 27 (Mo, Syn. E. hosakai = E. leptostachya, KEY, status change from end to nat); Staples et al. 2002:14 (WM); Snow & Lau 2010:51 (K? [as E. pectinacea var. miserrima, single spm., Hanapēpē, 1936]); Imada & Kennedy 2020:82 (O, EM, Ka); Faccenda 2022:62, 67, 69 (K, remove O, WM, Ka [re-IDed as E. barrelieri], KEY), 65 (E. p. var. miserrima misapplied = E. leptostachya); Hosaka 1647 BISH (K†, 1936); Cooke s.n. BISH 782377 (Mo†, 1940)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Eragrostis leptostachya Maunaloa In grass garden No. 1. Preserved_Specimen Abundant in garden only Cooke, T. Molokai BISH 1940-03-27
2 Eragrostis leptostachya Mauna Loa Preserved_Specimen Hosaka, E.Y. 1848 Molokai BISH 1937-04-16
3 Eragrostis leptostachya Mauna Loa, Puu Nana Preserved_Specimen Local patch. Hosaka, E.Y. 1848 Molokai BISH 1937-04-16
4 Eragrostis leptostachya Mauna Loa, Puu Nana Preserved_Specimen Local patch. Hosaka, E.Y. 1848 Molokai BISH 1937-04-16
5 Eragrostis leptostachya Hanapepe Local patch in pasture, dry place Preserved_Specimen Hosaka, E.Y. 1647 Kauai BISH 1936-10-31
6 Eragrostis leptostachya Mauna Loa Preserved_Specimen Hosaka, E.Y. 1848 Molokai BISH 1937-04-16
7 Eragrostis leptostachya Mauna Loa Preserved_Specimen Hosaka, E.Y. 1848 Molokai BISH 1937-04-16
8 Eragrostis leptostachya Spreckelsville Rare, along cane haul roads. Preserved_Specimen Nagata, K.M. 4450 Maui BISH 1997-05-14
9 Eragrostis leptostachya East Maui, Ulupalakua, adjacent to Tedeschi Winery, NW of Puu Mahoe Open mesic slope with overstory of Acacia mearnsii, Grevillea robusta, Cinnamomum camphora; shrub layer of Schinus terebinthifolius, Lantana camara, Psidium, Bocconia frutescens; groundcover dominated by Bryophyllum pinnatum. Preserved_Specimen Occasional bunchgrass growing with Cyperus gracilis. Imada, C. 200224 Maui BISH 2002-07-16
10 Eragrostis leptostachya W Maui, Lahaina District, Olowalu, near the 16 mile marker Roadside. Preserved_Specimen Weed. Oppenheimer, H.L. 10213 Maui BISH 2002-01-27
11 Eragrostis leptostachya W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua, on ridge betw Honokahua & Mokupea Gulch Growing in waste area on ridge near golf course. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 30125 Maui BISH 2001-03-17
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