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Chloris barbata

Sw. (1797)

This name is accepted

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

mau‘u lei [mauu lei], swollen fingergrass

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Ka'ula Naturalized
Mokupāpapa (Kure atoll) Naturalized
Ni'ihau(Incl. Lehua) Naturalized
Kuaihelani (Midway Atoll) Naturalized
Kaua'i Naturalized
O'ahu Naturalized
Molokai Naturalized
Lana'i Naturalized
Kaho'olawe Naturalized
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Naturalized

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Wind
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Vegetative Reproduction

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Ind. Occid. 1: 200 (1797)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:1514 (Ku, Mi, Ni, K, O, Mo, L, M, H); Herbst & Clayton 1998:21 (Ka); Wood & LeGrande 2006:25 (Le); Faccenda 2023c:96 (KEY); Starr et al. 2001/Herbst 6298 BISH (Ku†, 1979); Note: Kl added, based on BISH spm. (R. Daehler 5, 21.i.1976)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Chloris barbata Puuhonua o Honaunau Natl. Park Along coastal and inland trail Growing along trail behind visitor center going through scrub area. Predominantly exotic vegetation. Preserved_Specimen Higashino, P.K. 10252 Hawaii BISH 1984-04-07
2 Chloris barbata Makena, Makawao Abundant in dry pasture Preserved_Specimen Hosaka, E.Y. 1796 Maui BISH 1937-04-08
3 Chloris barbata Maunalei, Near sea level Near sea level Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 819 Lanai BISH 1930-02-04
4 Chloris barbata Kaluakoi District, Lono Harbor Jeep road back of beach Growing along road back of beach Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 5727 Molokai BISH 1976-03-09
5 Chloris barbata Kapapa Islet, Kaneohe Bay Raised coral reef with shallow, sandy soil Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 6111 Oahu BISH 1978-05-24
6 Chloris barbata Lehua. Lithified ash substrate, small pockets of shallow, gravelly soil. Low growing, open vegetation dominated by non-native grasses and Pluchea indica. Preserved_Specimen Grass to 20 cm. Purple inflorescence. Common across islet. Trauernicht, C. 440 Lehua Rock BISH 2008-03-24
7 Chloris barbata Manana, Oahu Found mixed in with other grasses over much of the island. Preserved_Specimen Common Starr, F. 5022526 Oahu BISH 2005-02-25
8 Chloris barbata Between road & SW end of Ewa airstrip Common along dry dusty area Preserved_Specimen Webster, G.L. 1246 Oahu BISH 1948-02-04
9 Chloris barbata Ewa Beach Growing in vacant lot near beach Preserved_Specimen Erect grass c. 40 cm high Bryan Jr., E.H. 1029 Oahu BISH 1935-10-20
10 Chloris barbata Kaaha, below Kaone Abundant locally near sea level Preserved_Specimen Fagerlund, G.O. 551 Hawaii BISH 1943-05-14
11 Chloris barbata About 1/2 mi from Polihale State Park Along cane road Growing in a dry, sandy area Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 5230 Kauai BISH 1975-02-26
12 Chloris barbata Kaluakoi District, Lono Harbor Jeep road back of beach Growing along road back of beach Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 5727 Molokai BISH 1976-03-09
13 Chloris barbata Hawaii County: Waikoloa Resort area on the island of Hawaii. In AA lava and at edge of gravel path in sprinkler overspray zone; ca 20 meters from ocean shore Preserved_Specimen Cespitose Brainerd, R. 2004 Hawaii BISH 2011-11-09
14 Chloris barbata Waianae Range; Makua Keaau Forest Reserve Lowland mesic grassland Preserved_Specimen Perennial grass Annable, C.R. 3080 Oahu BISH 1996-10-25
15 Chloris barbata Mokolii Over much of the island, especially where Schinus is not. Preserved_Specimen Starr, F. 5041962 Oahu BISH 2005-04-19
16 Chloris barbata Honolulu District: Koko Head Scattered throughout area. Preserved_Specimen Introduced Bruegmann, M.M. 130 Oahu BISH 1984-01-17
17 Chloris barbata Manana Island Occurring occasionally throught the island Preserved_Specimen Egler, F.E. 37106 Oahu BISH 1937-07-10
18 Chloris barbata Honolulu Weed along roadside Preserved_Specimen Hitchcock, A.S. 14066 Oahu BISH 1916-07-19
19 Chloris barbata Mana Waimea District Intersection of Lio Road and Hwy 50 Common grass along roadside. With Bothriochloa pertusa and Cenchrus ciliaris Preserved_Specimen Flynn, T.W. 2690 Kauai BISH 1988-01-15
20 Chloris barbata Waikapuna, on coast below Naalehu, Kau District, near sea level Frequent occurrence in Scaevola taccada strand vegetation on sand substrate. Preserved_Specimen Small grass. Inflorescence purplish in color. Cuddihy, L.W. 704 Hawaii BISH 1981-02-16
21 Chloris barbata Former Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Northern Trap & Skeet Range, Outplanting site On Firebreak scrape. With Euphorbia hirta (779223), Thymophylla tenuiloba (779224), Eragrostis leptostachya (779225), and Leucaena leucocephala. Preserved_Specimen 0.5 m tall grass. BISH staff 3 Oahu BISH 2021-04-28
22 Chloris barbata Manana Island Scattered plants on outside of crater Preserved_Specimen Swollen fingergrass Lamoureux, C.H. 2584 Oahu BISH 1964-03-01
23 Chloris barbata Kii Landing, Near the landing Weed in grassy flat Preserved_Specimen St.John, H. 23564 Niihau BISH 1949-03-29
24 Chloris barbata Manana (Rabbit) Island Cinder slope Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 12819 Oahu BISH 1936-01-18
25 Chloris barbata Honolulu District: Koko Head, Ihiihilauakea Crater Dense growth, on increase. Preserved_Specimen Bruegmann, M.M. 174 Oahu BISH 1985-02-03
26 Chloris barbata Pouhala Marsh, Waipahu On the drier sections of Pouhala. In red soil. Outside of the reach of the high watermark line. Preserved_Specimen In clumps 1-2 feet tall, some falling over, prostrate. Inflorescence digitate, many awns on each spike. Overall purplish hue to spikes. Blades light greyish-green. Crago, L.M. 2005025 Oahu BISH 2005-01-24
27 Chloris barbata Kaimuki Dry lands, along road Preserved_Specimen Flower brownish to black Merrill 7 Oahu BISH 1924-08-14
28 Chloris barbata NE shore of the island Roadside weed in an arid, disturbed Prosopis thicket. Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 4021 Lanai BISH 1974-06-10
29 Chloris barbata Nanakuli Beach Park Common grass. Soil: sand Preserved_Specimen Swollen finger grass; purplish flower spikes Elia, H.V.K. 20 Oahu BISH 1971-04-09
30 Chloris barbata Ewa Beach Chun's Pasture Growing in a pasture Preserved_Specimen Woolford, H.A. Oahu BISH 1956-12-15
31 Chloris barbata Lagoon Rd. near the Honolulu airport, end of road From crack in sidewalk Preserved_Specimen Anthocyanin lacking mutant, probably 100 plants in this patch that had yellow inflorescences. Plants with normal redish inflorescences were also seen rather close nearby Faccenda, K. 3016 Oahu BISH 2023-01-20
32 Chloris barbata Honolulu, University Ave Roadside, in rough patch of grass. Preserved_Specimen Tufts. Stems erect. Spikes of purple spikelets, including the purple awns. Sykes, W.R. 29491 Oahu BISH 1991-05-31
33 Chloris barbata Keehi Lagoon sand islet At inner NW corner of triangle formed by seaplane runways Occasional throughout islet Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 1961 Oahu BISH 1971-06-13
34 Chloris barbata Honokanaia, base camp, near KIRC hut With Nicotiana glauca, Prosopis pallida. Preserved_Specimen Grass. Starr, F. 405113 Kahoolawe BISH 2004-05-11
35 Chloris barbata Honolulu; Bishop Museum grounds Ground about museum Preserved_Specimen Forbes, C.N. 2 Oahu BISH 1908-06-26
36 Chloris barbata Kailua; Popoia Island Coral flat Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 12838 Oahu BISH 1936-01-25
37 Chloris barbata Former Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Southern Trap & Skeet Range Under Prosopis canopy with Pluchea carolinensis, Panicum maximum, Cenchrus ciliaris, and Setaria verticillata (779297) Preserved_Specimen BISH staff 76 Oahu BISH 2021-05-13
38 Chloris barbata Hilo District From greenhouse sowing trays containing shipping container debris. Preserved_Specimen Small grass, plant ~55 cm. tall. Single cluster of inflorescense spikes with fine purplish hairs. Yanger, C. Hawaii BISH 2020-10-13
39 Chloris barbata Waipio Edge of wood Preserved_Specimen Agee, H.P. 116 Oahu BISH 1924-11-07
40 Chloris barbata 1.5 mi W. Moomomi Beach, sand dunes Sand dunes. Preserved_Specimen Aidem, J. Molokai BISH 1972-02-17
41 Chloris barbata Kilauea On wasteland Preserved_Specimen Whitney, L.D. 4154 Hawaii BISH 1936-04-14
42 Chloris barbata outer cresent Cenchrus ciliaris, Setaria verticillata, Portulaca oleracea, Jacquemontia ovalifolia, Pluchea indica, P. carolinensis, Ageratum conyzoides, Chenopodium murale, Waltheria indica, Cenchrus echinatus, Chloris virgata Preserved_Specimen grass; spiklets with purple tinge Wood, K.R. 11350 Lehua Rock BISH 2005-05-14
43 Chloris barbata Waimanalo, Manana Island Not really common, NW (?) side only Preserved_Specimen Strandtmann, R.W. Oahu BISH 1979-06-12
44 Chloris barbata Molokini Islet; near Lalilali Point A few plants seen near point Preserved_Specimen Hobdy, R.W. 1235 Maui BISH 1982-02-14
45 Chloris barbata Kapapa, Oahu. On west margin Preserved_Specimen Rare. A few patches on west margin. Starr, F. 5041834 Oahu BISH 2005-04-18
46 Chloris barbata Mokulua South, Oahu. West slope and summit Found on west slope, on steep to sheer slopes, and on the summit. Chloris covers much of the slopes that Cenchrus does not. Preserved_Specimen Starr, F. 5022333 Oahu BISH 2005-02-23
47 Chloris barbata Molokini Islet Preserved_Specimen Occasional. Scattered clumps in open areas. Starr, F. 6040520 Maui BISH 2006-04-05
48 Chloris barbata West Maui, coast near Olowalu Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. 620414001 Maui BISH 1962-04-14
49 Chloris barbata Honolulu; University of Hawaii, Manoa Campus Common weed of dry to moist disturbed areas Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 5084 Oahu BISH 1974-10-20
50 Chloris barbata Schofield Road Roadside weed Preserved_Specimen Bryan Jr., E.H. Oahu BISH 1929-02-10
51 Chloris barbata Kaohikaipu, Oahu Preserved_Specimen Common. Found in patches especially on west end. Starr, F. 502247 Oahu BISH 2005-02-24
52 Chloris barbata Kawaihae, Waimea, S. Kohala Common, dry situation Preserved_Specimen Hosaka, E.Y. 2227 Hawaii BISH 1938-06-08
53 Chloris barbata Kalaheo Pacific Tropical Botanical Gardens, new headquarters site Preserved_Specimen Flynn, T.W. 578 Kauai BISH 1983-09-01
54 Chloris barbata Old Naval Station Preserved_Specimen Garber, D.W. 46 Oahu BISH 1919-11-04
55 Chloris barbata Kaanaha Pond Near S side of pond adjacent to parking area and observation point Preserved_Specimen Swollen fingergrass Lamoureux, C.H. 2029 Maui BISH 1962-06-22
56 Chloris barbata Hulu, Maui Preserved_Specimen Occasional. Scattered about. Starr, F. 5040429 Maui BISH 2005-04-04
57 Chloris barbata Makapuu Point Kaohikaipu Islet Preserved_Specimen Swollen fingergrass Lamoureux, C.H. 4093 Oahu BISH 1967-08-10
58 Chloris barbata Mokulua North, Oahu Preserved_Specimen Dominant. Present over the most of island. Starr, F. 5022415 Oahu BISH 2005-02-24
59 Chloris barbata Blow Hole Area Preserved_Specimen Nagata, K.M. 65 Oahu BISH 1966-04-14
60 Chloris barbata Waimanalo Bay, Koohikaipu Islet Shade of large basalt rocks Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 14066 Oahu BISH 1937-06-13
61 Chloris barbata Rabbit Island Dense growth of grasses, after rains Preserved_Specimen Richardson, F. Oahu BISH 1954-03-14
62 Chloris barbata Honolulu; Kapiolani Park Preserved_Specimen Swollen fingers grass Munro, G.C. 14 Oahu BISH 1950-02-15
63 Chloris barbata Puuhonua o Honaunau Natl. Park By Visitor Center and main ruins Predominantly exotic vegetation. Preserved_Specimen Higashino, P.K. 10316 Hawaii BISH 1984-04-08
64 Chloris barbata W Maui, Hulu Island, Kahakuloa Preserved_Specimen Kepler, A.K. 33 Maui BISH 1981-08-20
65 Chloris barbata Molokini Islet Preserved_Specimen Richardson, F. Maui BISH 1954-06-01
66 Chloris barbata Nr. Kailua-Kona, along Kuakini Highway Common weed of disturbed roadside Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 5024 Hawaii BISH 1974-09-17
67 Chloris barbata Near Kilauea Waste lands Preserved_Specimen Whitney, L.D. Hawaii BISH 1936-04-14
68 Chloris barbata Kamehameha School Preserved_Specimen Pahu Oahu BISH 1902-08-21
69 Chloris barbata Honolulu; Diamond Head Road Preserved_Specimen Garber, D.W. 62 Oahu BISH 1919-11-11
70 Chloris barbata Hawaii Agric. Exper. Station Preserved_Specimen Oahu BISH 1913-01-01
71 Chloris barbata Kunakakai Preserved_Specimen A few plants found gorwing in a lawn at Kunakakai on dry sandy arid near the beach Munro, G.C. 113 Molokai BISH 1903-04-01
72 Chloris barbata Honolulu; Near Bishop Museum By path to Kamehameha School dairy Preserved_Specimen Height: c. 60 cm. In full flower & slightly past. Brown, F.B.H. 1449 Oahu BISH
73 Chloris barbata Honolulu; Diamond Head Road Preserved_Specimen Garber, D.W. 62 Oahu BISH 1919-11-11
74 Chloris barbata Kaena Point Preserved_Specimen Bennett, T. 184 Oahu BISH
75 Chloris barbata Ewa coral plains Preserved_Specimen Skottsberg, C.J.F. 129 Oahu BISH 1922-11-08
76 Chloris barbata Lanikai, Mokulua, North Island Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 5987 Oahu BISH 1978-02-07
77 Chloris barbata Keomuku Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 445 Lanai BISH 1917-01-01
78 Chloris barbata Keehi Lagoon, Burm island Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 6064 Oahu BISH 1978-04-30
79 Chloris barbata Kawaihae Road Roadside near overflow from water tank Preserved_Specimen Ewart III, G.R. 334 Hawaii BISH 1934-03-02
80 Chloris barbata Lanai Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 634 Lanai BISH 1917-03-06
81 Chloris barbata Koko Head Park Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. 611009003 Oahu BISH 1961-10-09
82 Chloris barbata Ewa Preserved_Specimen Soper, J.H. 7 Oahu BISH 1920-10-15
83 Chloris barbata Limestone Point Preserved_Specimen Munro, G.C. 409 Lanai BISH 1929-08-24
84 Chloris barbata Keehi Lagoon, Kahakaaulana Island Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 6085 Oahu BISH 1978-04-30
85 Chloris barbata Green Island Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 6298 Kure Atoll BISH 1979-01-04
86 Chloris barbata Keehi Lagoon, Coconut Island Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 6158 Oahu BISH 1978-07-29
87 Chloris barbata N. slope of island Small, crescent-shaped cinder cone island (N. of Niihau) compoased of volcanic tuff Scattered to dense vegetation of shrubs (Pluchea spp.) and herbs (Jacquemontia, Ageratum, Sicyos, and grassed). Preserved_Specimen Herb with erect-spreading culms. Inflorescence purplish. Naturalized Lorence, D.H. 7140 Kauai BISH 1992-01-10
88 Chloris barbata Makiki Valley Preserved_Specimen Ripperton, J.C. Oahu BISH 1931-04-10
89 Chloris barbata Goat Island Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1936-07-26
90 Chloris barbata [Hawaiian Islands; U.S.A.; O`ahu; Hawai`i; Honolulu] Preserved_Specimen Woolford, H.A. Oahu BISH 1956-06-04
91 Chloris barbata Manana Island, off Waimanalo Preserved_Specimen Strandtmann, R.W. Oahu BISH 1979-06-12
92 Chloris barbata Waimanalo, Manana Island Preserved_Specimen Strandtmann, R.W. Oahu BISH 1979-06-12
93 Chloris barbata Waimanalo, Manana Island Preserved_Specimen Strandtmann, R.W. Oahu BISH 1979-06-12
94 Chloris barbata Manoa Valley Preserved_Specimen Krauss, N.H. Oahu BISH 1933-05-15
95 Chloris barbata Waimanalo, Manana Island Preserved_Specimen Strandtmann, R.W. Oahu BISH 1979-06-12
96 Chloris barbata Waimanalo, Manana Island Preserved_Specimen Strandtmann, R.W. Oahu BISH
97 Chloris barbata Pearl City Girl Scout Camp Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1940-10-31
98 Chloris barbata Tantalus Preserved_Specimen Westgate, J.M. Oahu BISH 1915-10-10
99 Chloris barbata Growing in a disturbed site, Kamoa Point, North Konaq Preserved_Specimen Souza, W. Hawaii BISH 1985-02-07
100 Chloris barbata Kealia Salt Marsh Preserved_Specimen Funk, E.J. Maui BISH 1990-02-15
101 Chloris barbata Waipahu Honouliuli Land Division Preserved_Specimen Bryan, W.A. Oahu BISH 1903-12-02
102 Chloris barbata Near the landing Preserved_Specimen Handy, E.S. Niihau BISH 1931-08-14
103 Chloris barbata Kau District: Near South Point Preserved_Specimen Bryan Jr., E.H. Hawaii BISH 1954-05-01
104 Chloris barbata Waimanalo, Manana Island Preserved_Specimen Strandtmann, R.W. Oahu BISH 1979-06-12
105 Chloris barbata Rabbit Island Preserved_Specimen Bryan Jr., E.H. Oahu BISH 1934-08-26
106 Chloris barbata Experiment Station Preserved_Specimen Oahu BISH 1902-09-01
107 Chloris barbata Kihei Preserved_Specimen Maui BISH 1936-03-05
108 Chloris barbata Honolulu Preserved_Specimen 1282 Oahu BISH 1909-04-01
109 Chloris barbata Kaula Rock Preserved_Specimen Daehler, R. 5 Kaula Rock BISH 1976-01-21
110 Chloris barbata University Ave. near campus - University of Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Whitney, L.D. 3870 Oahu BISH 1935-11-15
111 Chloris barbata Kipapa Gulch Along roadside Preserved_Specimen Hosaka, E.Y. 901 Oahu BISH 1933-02-26
112 Chloris barbata Toward east end, wind-swept plateau Wind-swept plateau Preserved_Specimen Erect grass 20-40 cm ht. Bryan Jr., E.H. 733 Kahoolawe BISH 1931-02-14
113 Chloris barbata Palawai basin, old piggery. Dry, sunny, disturbed area on edge of parking area. Preserved_Specimen Uncommon, about 50 plants in area, small, scatterd populations were seen across most of the island. Faccenda, K. 3177 Lanai BISH 2023-06-22
114 Chloris barbata Lehua Rock Sida fallax, Jacquemontia sandwicensis, Sicyos, Waltheria indica, Abutilon grandifolium, Portulaca oleracea, Doryopteris decipiens, Boerhavia repens, Artemisia australis Preserved_Specimen Wood, K.R. 9222 Lehua Rock BISH 2001-12-20
115 Chloris barbata Honolulu Weed along roadside Preserved_Specimen Hitchcock, A.S. 14066 Oahu BISH 1916-07-19
116 Chloris barbata Ka‘ena Point Keawaula Section. At trail head just east of signage. Ocean side of trail. Leucaena leucocephala overstory. Weedy vegetation common along the entire trail until the enclosure fence including Chloris barbata, Sida ciliaris, Eleusine indica, Dictyloctenium aegyptium, Verbesina encelioides, Malvastrum americanum, Commelina benghalensis, Trianthema portulacastrum, Asystasia gangetica, Preserved_Specimen Kennedy, B. 121 Oahu BISH 2021-01-24
117 Chloris barbata Moku Manu, S islet Rare. Scattered patches on north and west slope. Preserved_Specimen Starr, F. 6022814 Oahu BISH 2006-02-28
118 Chloris barbata Kalalau Valley, Na Pali Coast, near valley spur trail Gathered in the dryer low part of the valley in full sun with Lantana and Eugenia Preserved_Specimen Clarke, G. 327 Kauai BISH 1979-07-16
119 Chloris barbata Kalaupapa, peninsula, N side of field across from Catholic cemetery dry disturbed shrub dominated by Prosopis pallida, Schinus terebinthifolius and Lantana camara Preserved_Specimen grass; reddish awns from inflorescence Wysong, M.L. 822 Molokai BISH 2005-12-02
120 Chloris barbata East Maui, Makawao District, Ahihi-Kinau Natural Area Reserve, Makena-Keoneoio road Pockets of vegetation in a'a lava and at roadside. Grass of dry road margins. Preserved_Specimen Abbott, I.A. 91.62 Maui BISH 1991-03-06
121 Chloris barbata Junction of Hwy 34 & Waihee Valley Road Assoc. with Tridax, Echinochloa Preserved_Specimen Grass to 1-1/23 feet. Spikes c. 12, sterile floret above fertile one, broad and truncate. Awns purple, 5 mm long. Ishikawa, S. 321 Maui BISH 1973-11-29
122 Chloris barbata Koolau Poko District; Mokapu Peninsula Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay, Hale Koa Beach Common in dry disturbed area back of the beach. Growing on compacted soil. Preserved_Specimen Annual grass w/brown inflorescence. Herbst, D.R. 9739 Oahu BISH 1995-12-05
123 Chloris barbata Honolulu; McCully Street A lawn pest growing along roadsides and mountains. Preserved_Specimen Weed. Swollen finger grass. 10 or so purplish, feathery-looking flower spikes. Higuchi, G.T. 55 Oahu BISH 1971-05-14
124 Chloris barbata Near Kaunakakai Found in a cultivated field Preserved_Specimen Whitney, L.D. 4455 Molokai BISH 1936-09-03
125 Chloris barbata Milolii Valley Na Pali Coast Found sparsely scattered above the dry stream bed inder a Leucaena leucocephala. Preserved_Specimen Corn, C. 400 Kauai BISH 1979-07-19
126 Chloris barbata Poipu, Waiohai ~25 acre vacant lot Preserved_Specimen clumps or culms erect, rooting at nodes; 4-6 digit spikelets, purplish Dunn, L. 294 Kauai BISH 2003-10-02
127 Chloris barbata Halona, between Blow Hole and Makapuu Beach Between road and sandy beach One of most common grasses in dry, lower elevations Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 89 Oahu BISH 1966-05-01
128 Chloris barbata Honolulu; Waikiki District Growing in a vacant lot Preserved_Specimen Baker, R.J. Oahu BISH 1932-07-20
129 Chloris barbata Kaalualu Bay near South Point Common grass on both sides of the bay. Growing in grassy and rocky areas Preserved_Specimen Infloresence reddish, plant up to 50 cm high Whistler, W.A. 62 Hawaii BISH 1972-04-06
130 Chloris barbata Kailua; Mokulua, north islet Rock crevices Preserved_Specimen Fosberg, F.R. 12944 Oahu BISH 1936-02-16
131 Chloris barbata Koko Head Dry open ridge Preserved_Specimen Hume, E.P. 284 Oahu BISH 1931-11-11
132 Chloris barbata Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden Lawai Valley Occasional in open, dry areas of valley Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 2284 Kauai BISH 1972-01-03
133 Chloris barbata Koko Head Characteristic for the Zone A, less frequent in the Zone B Preserved_Specimen Swollen finger grass Krajina, V.J. 62205 Oahu BISH 1962-01-28
134 Chloris barbata Laie, Brigham Young University HC Farm Soil: Kaolite clay Slope: 4-10%. Preserved_Specimen Plush grass. Annual, 1 to 2 ft. high. Found at low to medium elevations. Betham, R.F. 4 Oahu BISH 1980-10-12
135 Chloris barbata Laie, Brigham Young Univ. - HC Grassland. Soil: Kaloiad clay Preserved_Specimen Swollen finger grass. Purple spikes, 1-2' ht. Tropical annual Wong, A. Oahu BISH 1980-11-24
136 Chloris barbata Rt 450, c.a. 8 km E of 'Ualapu'e Roadside weed in dry, sunny area Preserved_Specimen Very common especially in the drier regions of the island Faccenda, K. 2952 Molokai BISH 2022-12-29
137 Chloris barbata Mokapu Point Common along road leading to point Preserved_Specimen Long, C.R. 1710 Oahu BISH 1964-05-06
138 Chloris barbata Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge, Oahu Growing on moist soil within waterline mark with Bacopa monnieri Preserved_Specimen Large clumping grass. Crago, L.M. 2005063 Oahu BISH 2005-02-23
139 Chloris barbata Honolulu, Kewalo St, and Wilder Ave from crack in sidewalk, sunny area Preserved_Specimen Faccenda, K. 1675 Oahu BISH 2020-08-22
140 Chloris barbata Honolulu; Diamond Head Crater In the crater Preserved_Specimen Christophersen, E. 1476 Oahu BISH 1931-01-22
141 Chloris barbata Kaena Point. Along trail from the Mokuleia side. Along coast, at old rusted gate. With Sporobolus virginicus, Euphorbia non native species, Setaria parviflora, Ruellia brittoniana, Emilia fosbergii, Erythrina sandwicensis. Preserved_Specimen Grass, ca. 1.5 ft ht. Kennedy, B. 79 Oahu BISH 2018-12-02
142 Chloris barbata Waimanalo, U.H. Experimental Farm Soil: silty clay. Slope: 1% Preserved_Specimen Swollen fingergrass. Tropical annual, one to two ft. high. Distribution: Tropics of Western Hemisphere. Flower heads 2-11 Smith, M. 24 Oahu BISH 1986-04-01
143 Chloris barbata Central Valley, Kaukonahua Rd., about 5 km S of Waialua near honey & chocolate stand Roadside, often mowed area, sunny, moist Preserved_Specimen Common, thousands of plants in areas which are not dominated by guinea grass Faccenda, K. 3081 Oahu BISH 2023-03-29
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