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Cenchrus setosus

Sw. (1788)

This name is accepted

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

feathery pennisetum, giant buffelgrass, missiongrass

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Naturalized
Lana'i Naturalized
Maui Potentially Naturalizing
Hawai'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 26 (1788)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1579 (O, L, H [as Pennisetum polystachion]); Herbst & Clayton 1998:32 (KEY); Starr et al. 2002:23 (EM); Starr et al. 2003:30/Starr & Starr 2011:30 (EM, WM); Starr et al. 2004:27 (K); Chemisquy et al. 2010:129/Wagner et al. 2012:99 (COMBNOV, Syn. P. polystachion = Cenchrus polystachios); Faccenda 2023c:91, 93 (EM? [photo of plant at Kaupō], C. polystachios misapplied = C. setosus, remove K, EM, WM [re-IDed as C. ciliaris], KEY)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Cenchrus setosus Waianae Mts., Palikea (Mauna Kapu Trail) Dry edge of ridge. Metrosideros. Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 39 Oahu BISH 1966-03-26
2 Cenchrus setosus Kamuela Preserved_Specimen Goff, R.A. 9 Hawaii BISH 1928-07-17
3 Cenchrus setosus Kamoku Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 554 Lanai BISH 1929-12-31
4 Cenchrus setosus Plateau above Kealia cliffs, Kawaihapai Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 24106 Oahu BISH 1956-11-15
5 Cenchrus setosus Lanai Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 533 Lanai BISH 1923-07-01
6 Cenchrus setosus Waianae Mts., Puu Hapapa Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. 620401105 Oahu BISH 1962-04-01
7 Cenchrus setosus Palikea Trail Preserved_Specimen (Not on sheet) 22 Oahu BISH 1963-10-12
8 Cenchrus setosus Near Bishop Museum - waste land Preserved_Specimen Whitney, L.D. 4007 Oahu BISH 1935-12-28
9 Cenchrus setosus New Kam. Campus Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. 61 Oahu BISH 1927-07-16
10 Cenchrus setosus Kapalama Hts., Kamehameha Girls' School Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. Oahu BISH 1932-06-06
11 Cenchrus setosus Waianae Mts, Puu Hapapa area At edge of pineapple field, common in dry, exposed area. Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 71 Oahu BISH 1966-04-23
12 Cenchrus setosus Honolulu; University Experiment Station Preserved_Specimen Henke, L.A. Oahu BISH 1930-10-25
13 Cenchrus setosus Kipapa Gulch Preserved_Specimen Lyon, H.L. Oahu BISH 1948-03-05
14 Cenchrus setosus Kokokahi Preserved_Specimen Whitney, L.D. 4026 Oahu BISH 1936-01-05
15 Cenchrus setosus Kanepuu, near Opening in kerophytic forest. Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 12550 Lanai BISH 1935-12-01
16 Cenchrus setosus Pearl city waste land Preserved_Specimen Whitney, L.D. 4005 Oahu BISH 1935-12-27
17 Cenchrus setosus Ridge between Hakipuu and Waikane Exposed, rocky, ridge crest Preserved_Specimen Lee, J. 3 Oahu BISH 2022-01-01
18 Cenchrus setosus Kailua, Ulumawao Ridge Common on ridges. With Osteomeles, Schinus, Java plum, etc. Preserved_Specimen Davis, J. 96 Oahu BISH 1979-03-07
19 Cenchrus setosus Wahiawa waste land - arid situation Preserved_Specimen Whitney, L.D. 4007 Oahu BISH 1935-12-27
20 Cenchrus setosus On the second ridge of Hauula Mt range In eroded area. Preserved_Specimen Herat, T. 223 Oahu BISH 1972-08-23
21 Cenchrus setosus Waianae Mts., Palikea (Mauna Kapu Trail) growing along w/ #32 [Panicum maximum] Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 33 Oahu BISH 1966-03-26
22 Cenchrus setosus Waipio Weed in deserted pineapple field. Preserved_Specimen Perennial, erect, tufted grass, ca. 3 ft tall, culms branched, bristles subtending florets are purple. Herbst, D.R. 693 Oahu BISH 1967-11-08
23 Cenchrus setosus Honolulu; Kapalama Roadside. Preserved_Specimen Ewart III, G.R. 300 Oahu BISH 1932-10-19
24 Cenchrus setosus Kipapa Gulch, Waipio Weed in roadside of pineapple fields. Preserved_Specimen Hosaka, E.Y. 1276 Oahu BISH 1935-02-24
25 Cenchrus setosus Honolulu; Near Kamehameha Girls' School Upper haole koa zone, locally common, displacing Tricholaena Preserved_Specimen Egler, F.E. 37143 Oahu BISH 1937-06-27
26 Cenchrus setosus Waianae Mts, Puu Kaua, 1st ridge N of peak Dry forested ridge, large patch established on gravelly opening by trail. Preserved_Specimen Infl. reddish. St.John, H. 21527 Oahu BISH 1946-03-17
27 Cenchrus setosus Waikakalaua Army Reservation, Waikele gulch central plains of Oahu Vegetation: Agave, Erythrina, Leucaena, and Samaea Preserved_Specimen Higashino, P.K. 5287 Oahu BISH 1976-02-04
28 Cenchrus setosus Keomuku Road, mile marker 3.5. Growing in dry disturbed roadside with Waltheria, Chamaecrista, Crotalaria, and Dodonaea. Wild in many places of Lanai. Naturalized. Preserved_Specimen Starr, F. 7040405 Lanai BISH 2007-04-04
29 Cenchrus setosus Keomuku Road, along Growing in base soil along rd cut. Preserved_Specimen Hobdy, R.W. 2344 Lanai BISH 1985-04-07
30 Cenchrus setosus Trail running along the N. rim of Makua valley Dry disturbed forest Preserved_Specimen One patch seen, rare Faccenda, K. 2158 Oahu BISH 2021-11-06
31 Cenchrus setosus Kaa, Kanepuu Local patch in grassy pasture. Preserved_Specimen Hosaka, E.Y. 1958 Lanai BISH 1939-04-13
32 Cenchrus setosus Kaupili Road Growing with Acacia aneura, Panicum maximum, and Dodonaea. Widely scattered about Lanai. Naturalized. Preserved_Specimen Starr, F. 7040206 Lanai BISH 2007-04-02
33 Cenchrus setosus Manana Trail, on ridgeline in recent burn site Recovery growth of Acacia koa, Axonopus fissifolius, Paspalum sp. Preserved_Specimen Clumping grass up to 4 ft. tall with thick, hollow stems. Leaves produced in fascicles. Fairly frequent in burn area. Imada, C. 200417 Oahu BISH 2004-02-24
34 Cenchrus setosus SW of Wawaeku, in unamed gulch between Wahane & Hauola. Vegetation: Remnant Dry Forest w/ Diospyros, Dodonaea, Myoporum, Rauvolfia, Schinus, Lantana. Preserved_Specimen Sprawling on cliff; spikelets with a purple tinge. Oppenheimer, H.L. 61602 Lanai BISH 2016-06-08
35 Cenchrus setosus Kaumalapau, .25 mi N Ubiquitous w/ Waltheria & Sida, perhaps crowding out Heteropogon. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 28536 Lanai BISH 1963-08-23
36 Cenchrus setosus Pupukea-Paumalu, Koolauloa, Koolau Mts Rare, on erosional scars on upper slopes of ravines, in company w/ Schinus, Psidium & Stachytarpheta. Preserved_Specimen Nagata, K.M. 3747 Oahu BISH 1987-12-06
37 Cenchrus setosus Hawaii Loa Ridge trail, near beginning of trail Flat, open, dry ridgetop with Casuarina, Rhynchelytrum, Osteomeles, Waltheria, Styphelia, Chamaesyce. Preserved_Specimen Occasional weedy grass 1-1.5 ft. tall. Imada, C. 200028 Oahu BISH 2000-12-30
38 Cenchrus setosus Lanaihale, norther part about 2 km. from Keomoku Road. WGS84 coordinates: Lat. 20.847844 Long. -156.907499 Roadside, sunny, dry, growing from eroded soil on slope. Only one plant seen along road. Preserved_Specimen Faccenda, K. 3216 Lanai BISH 2023-06-23
39 Cenchrus setosus Honolulu, Pensacola St. Hawaii Agri. Expt. Station Grass in cultivated field Preserved_Specimen Wong, R. Oahu BISH 1941-01-08
40 Cenchrus setosus kapalama Hts, Kamehameha Girls' School Hillside. Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. Oahu BISH 1932-03-07
41 Cenchrus setosus Makaleha Valley Along ridge. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 23829 Oahu BISH 1955-01-04
42 Cenchrus setosus Halona Valley, Waianae Mts, Lualualei Dry ridge. Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 9495 Oahu BISH 1933-05-12
43 Cenchrus setosus Near Wahiawa, near hwy In wasteland. Preserved_Specimen Whitney, L.D. 3992 Oahu BISH 1935-11-30
44 Cenchrus setosus Aiea loop trail, portion of the trail closer to the H3, closer to the summit than the trailhead Dry hillside area under Cook pine Preserved_Specimen Small colony about 4 m wide, only this one colony seen along the trail Faccenda, K. 2499 Oahu BISH 2022-06-13
45 Cenchrus setosus Hawaii loa ridge trail, ca .2mi from trailhead Dry, sunny, invasive dominated area Preserved_Specimen ca. 50 plants seen. Uncommon along trail. Leaves reddish purple Faccenda, K. 2107 Oahu BISH 2021-08-29
46 Cenchrus setosus Kipapa Gulch, Waipio Weed in roadside of pineapple fields. Preserved_Specimen Hosaka, E.Y. 1276 Oahu BISH 1935-02-24
47 Cenchrus setosus On ridgetop seperating Moanalua and Halawa valleys Dry grass covered ridgetop on old road. Surrounded by; Megathyrsus maximus, Waltheria indica, Acacia confusa, Osteomeles anthyllidifolia, Stachytarpheta cayennensis. Preserved_Specimen Bristles red in color. Arthur, K. 3 Oahu BISH 2025-01-06
48 Cenchrus setosus Palawai Basin, Along rd Along rd in pineapple field. Preserved_Specimen Tufted grass. Herbst, D.R. 4028 Lanai BISH 1974-06-11
49 Cenchrus setosus kapalama Hts, Kamehameha Girls' School Hillside. Preserved_Specimen Wilder, G.P. Oahu BISH 1932-03-07
50 Cenchrus setosus Waianae District, Waianae Mts, Mt Kaala, along side of rd from 5 mi marker below radar installation down 1.25 mi more Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 139 Oahu BISH 1966-06-11
51 Cenchrus setosus Waianae Range, Honouliuli, N branch S Kaaikukai Gulch Preserved_Specimen Panicles reddish-bronze to reddish-purple. Webster, G.L. 1374 Oahu BISH 1948-03-26
52 Cenchrus setosus Nike trail above Pahole Gulch Preserved_Specimen Single plant on bare soil on rim. Welton, P. 781 Oahu BISH 1991-11-07
53 Cenchrus setosus Wahiawa highway - near Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Whitney, L.D. 4007 Oahu BISH 1935-12-27
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