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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

Description

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Historical Distribution

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

Potentially Naturalizing

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? [collected twice, most recently in 1936 from Kap?pala pasture], DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Sphenopholis obtusata (Michx.) Scribn. Kapapala Occasional in wooded pasture PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hosaka, E.Y. s.n. Hawaii BISH 7/31/1936
2 Sphenopholis obtusata (Michx.) Scribn. Hutchinson Plt PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Caum, E.L. s.n. Hawaii BISH 8/18/1933
3 Sphenopholis obtusata (Michx.) Scribn. pasture 30 km south of kahului on highway 37. haleakala mountain range. Low humic vol. soil. Pasture drainage type. West slope. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN s. starratt 346 WCW 3/20/1980
4 Sphenopholis obtusata (Michx.) Scribn. kapapala PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hosaka, e.y. collector number: s.n. Molokai BISH 7/31/1936
5 Sphenopholis obtusata (Michx.) Scribn. hutchinson plt PRESERVED_SPECIMEN caum, e.l. collector number: s.n. Hawaii BISH 8/18/1933
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