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Sphenopholis obtusata

(Michx.) Scribn. (1906)

This name is accepted

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

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Description

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Synonyms (35)

Agrostis obtusata Steud. (1840)
Aira mexicana Trin. ex E.Fourn. (1886)
Aira obtusa Raf. (1819)
Aira obtusata Michx. (1803)
Aira truncata Muhl. (1817)
Airopsis obtusata (Michx.) Desv. (1808)
Eatonia annua Suksd. (1906)
Eatonia densiflora E.Fourn. (1886)
Eatonia obtusata (Michx.) A.Gray (1880)
Eatonia obtusata var. laxiflora Gatt. (1887)
Eatonia obtusata var. purpurascens Rydb. & Shear (1897)
Eatonia obtusata var. robusta Vasey ex Rydb. (1895)
Eatonia pubescens Scribn. & Merr. (1900)
Eatonia robusta Rydb. (1905)
Festuca obtusata (Michx.) P.Beauv. (1812)
Graphephorum densiflorum E.Fourn. (1877)
Koeleria lobata Steud. (1841)
Koeleria obtusata Trin. ex Steud. (1841)
Koeleria paniculata Nutt. (1818)
Koeleria truncata (Muhl.) Torr. (1843)
Poa obtusata (Michx.) Link (1829)
Reboulea gracilis Kunth (1830)
Reboulea obtusata (Michx.) A.Gray (1848)
Reboulea obtusata var. lobata (Trin.) Farw. (1916)
Reboulea obtusata var. pubescens (Scribn. & Merr.) Farw. (1916)
Reboulea truncata Torr. ex Munro (1861)
Sphenopholis annua (Suksd.) A.Heller (1910)
Sphenopholis obtusata f. purpurascens (Rydb. & Shear) Waterf. (1948)
Sphenopholis obtusata subsp. lobata (Trin.) Scribn. (1906)
Sphenopholis obtusata subsp. pubescens (Scribn. & Merr.) Scribn. (1906)
Sphenopholis obtusata var. lobata (Trin.) B.L.Rob. (1908)
Sphenopholis obtusata var. pubescens (Scribn. & Merr.) B.L.Rob. (1908)
Sphenopholis pubescens (Scribn. & Merr.) A.Heller (1910)
Sphenopholis robusta (Vasey ex L.H.Dewey) A.Heller (1910)
Trisetum lobatum Trin. (1830)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Hawai'i Potentially naturalizing

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Rhodora 8: 144 (1906)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1483 (H? [two spms. most recent in 1936 from Kapāpala pasture], DESCR); Hosaka s.n. BISH 120446 (H†, 1936)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Sphenopholis obtusata Kapapala Ranch, Kapapala, Kau Wooded pasture Preserved_Specimen Occasional Hosaka, E.Y. 1468 Hawaii BISH 1936-07-31
2 Sphenopholis obtusata Hutchinson Plt Preserved_Specimen Caum, E.L. Hawaii BISH 1933-08-18
3 Sphenopholis obtusata Kapapala Occasional in wooded pasture Preserved_Specimen Hosaka, E.Y. Hawaii BISH 1936-07-31
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