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Echinochloa haploclada

(Stapf) Stapf (1920)

This name is accepted

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

giant barnyard grass

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Naturalized

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Bibliography

Name Published In: D.Oliver & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Trop. Afr. 9: 613 (1920)

Other References

Faccenda 2023c:116 (NEWNAT/O, DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Echinochloa haploclada Moanalua Gardens, Honolulu Growing as a weed in loi kalo Preserved_Specimen Perennial, rhizomatous, erect. ca. 80-90 cm tall. ca. 20-30 plants seen (difficult to ascertain due to rhizomes) Ross, M.C. 1963 Oahu BISH 2023-09-22
2 Echinochloa haploclada Ahupuaa of Haiku, ili aina of Waipao. Growing in loʻi kalo with Colocasia esculenta, Ludwigia octovalvis, Urochloa maxima, Axonopus fissifolius, Bacopa monnieri, and others. Preserved_Specimen Culms up to 1 m tall. This population appears to be perrenial and spreading into adjacent ponds. Thomas, M.K. 934 Oahu BISH 2024-12-18
3 Echinochloa haploclada Ka Iwi area, Wawamalu channel ,where it goes under the road. In the concrete channelized streambed and area where the concrete disappears and a paragrass filled streambed appears Preserved_Specimen Over 200 plants seen, caesipitose perennial, almost 2 m tall, inflorescence reddish purple. From saturated soil in full sun Faccenda, K. 3092 Oahu BISH 2023-04-07
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