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Polypogon fugax

Nees ex Steud. (1854)

This name is accepted

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

beardgrass, ditch polypogon

Description

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Mokupāpapa (Kure atoll) Naturalized
Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) Naturalized
Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

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Pollinators

Bibliography

Name Published In: Syn. Pl. Glumac. 1: 184 (1854)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1585 (Mi, K, O, M, H [as P. interruptus]); Wagner & Herbst 1995:24 (Ku [as P. interruptus]); Herbst & Clayton 1998:34 (NEWNAT/O [single spm., Nu‘uanu Pali, 1916], KEY); Faccenda, Yorkston & Morden 2024:38, 46 (Ku, Mi, K, O, EM, H, P. interruptus misapplied = P. fugax, ID confirmed via ITS sampling); Starr & Starr 2022b/Starr 990511-3 BISH (Mi†, 2008)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Polypogon fugax honolulu; nuuanu pali Along face of moist cliff. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN hitchcock, a.s. collector number: 13789 Oahu BISH 6/17/1916
2 Polypogon fugax Honolulu; Nuuanu Pali Along face of moist cliff. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Hitchcock, A.S. 13789 Oahu BISH 6/17/1916
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