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Sporobolus domingensis

(Trin.) Kunth (1833)

This name is accepted

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

coral dropseed

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Description

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized

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Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Enum. Pl. 1: 214 (1833)

Other References

Faccenda 2023c:143 (NEWNAT/Mi, O, DESCR); Faccenda, Yorkston & Morden 2024:39, 46, 50 (ID confirmed via ITS sampling, KEY)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Sporobolus domingensis Fort Kamehameha [east side of entrance to Pearl Harbor]. Preserved_Specimen Funk, E.J. Oahu BISH 1992-02-07
2 Sporobolus domingensis Kalanianaole Highway, near Maunalua Bay Beach parking lot, ca. 20-25 meters west of Maunalua Bay Beach parking lot. Coastal strand, growing along the shoreline in calcareous soil parallel to Kalanianaole Highway, Preserved_Specimen Perennial; cespitose, cza 40-45 cm. tall. Ca. 10 plants seen Ross, M.C. 1928 Oahu BISH 2023-04-07
3 Sporobolus domingensis Former Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Northern Trap & Skeet Range On bare scraped limestone. With Leucaena leucocephala and Waltheria indica. Preserved_Specimen Grass ~7 cm tall. Green leaves turning to red BISH staff 42 Oahu BISH 2021-05-04
4 Sporobolus domingensis Lagoon Rd. near the Honolulu airport, end of road Dry, sandy substrate on edge of harbor Preserved_Specimen Obviously perennial, lower inflorescence node not whorled, common, hundreds of plants seen along this road and up to Ke'ehi beach park. Sporobolus pyramidatus was also seen here and was a bit more common than S. domingensis Faccenda, K. 3015 Oahu BISH 2023-01-20
5 Sporobolus domingensis Former Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Northern Trap & Skeet Range On bare scraped limestone. With Chloris barbatus, Leucaena leucocephala, Pluchea, Passiflora foetida Preserved_Specimen BISH staff 46 Oahu BISH 2021-05-04
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