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Oloptum miliaceum

(L.) Röser & Hamasha (2012)

This name is accepted

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

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Description

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

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Water/Ocean
Wind
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Bibliography

Name Published In: Pl. Syst. Evol. 298: 365 (2012)

Other References

Dougill & Banko 2002 (NEWNAT/H [as Oryzopsis miliacea]); Snow 2008:40 (Syn. O. miliacea = Piptatherum miliaceum); Peterson et al. 2019:110/Faccenda 2022:77 (EM, Syn. P. miliaceum = Oloptum miliaceum)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Oloptum miliaceum Along Saddle Road, Pohakuloa Training Area, between 30 and 45 mile markers, within 60 feet of the road. Preserved_Specimen Funk, E.J. 64 Hawaii BISH 1990-12-13
2 Oloptum miliaceum Keamoku Preserved_Specimen Goff, R.A. 10 Hawaii BISH 1929-07-18
3 Oloptum miliaceum West slope of Mauna Kea at base of Puu Ahumoa along the side of dirt road Preserved_Specimen A bunch grass about 1.2 meters tall, growing in a disturbed area in in mixed Sophora-Myoporum forest. Dougill, S. Hawaii BISH 2000-12-18
4 Oloptum miliaceum Mauna Kea, near Mauna Kea State Recreation Area Dry, subalpine scrub, weedy areas near Saddle Road Preserved_Specimen Only seen in one location where it was protected under the shade of a tree Faccenda, K. 2292 Hawaii BISH 2022-03-04
5 Oloptum miliaceum Kawehi Pl., Kula. Residential roadside in association with Pittosporum undulatum, Melinis minutiflora, and Morella faya. Preserved_Specimen About 1m tall, wild along roadside. Naturalized Starr, F. 12031203 Maui BISH 2012-03-12
6 Oloptum miliaceum North Kohala, Waimea Planted in Parker Ranch grass nursery at Pupelu Preserved_Specimen Hosaka, E.Y. 3648 Hawaii BISH 1951-08-16
7 Oloptum miliaceum Old Saddle Rd, about halfway between junction with belt road and junction with the new road. Dry, sunny roadside. Preserved_Specimen About 50 plants at this site, becoming more common once this road meets the new road, with thousands seen out of the car window mauka. Faccenda, K. 3260 Hawaii BISH 2024-01-03
8 Oloptum miliaceum East Maui, Kaonoulu along Kawehi Road on roadside Preserved_Specimen erect culms to 1 meter tall in loose clumps. plants growing in day soil along roadside Hobdy, R.W. Maui BISH 2010-01-20
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