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NTBG Plant Name:
Heteropogon contortus
Barcode:
PTBG1000026944
Specimen ID:
060422
Collector ID:
2956
Collector Name:
Natalia Tangalin
Collection Date:
January 31, 2012
Herbarium Name:
PTBG
Other Herbarium:
MBK
Observers:
Mike DeMotta
Region:
Hawaii
Country:
US
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Island:
Kauai
State:
HI
County:
Kauai County
District:
Koloa/Lihue District boundary
Elevation:
279
Locality:
Kipu Kai Ranch, one gulch E of main SW deep gulch, on ledges at base of basalt cliff on shelves.
Num Duplicates:
2
Plant Category:
monocot
Plant Description:
Clumps of grass, apexes nodding and some twisted together at apex. Stamens bright purple, yellow anthers. Common.
Aspect:
East
Slope:
Moderate
Closure:
Scattered
Plant Height:
1 ft.
Moisture:
Dry-Mesic
Topography:
Low-Slope
Habit:
Other
Phenology:
fruit
Vigor:
Normal
Frequency:
Common
Population Size:
100-1000
Population Area:
100+ m2
Habitat:
Degraded nearly totally invasive once Diverse Mesic Forest.
Associated Species:
Urochloa, Melinis repens, Sida fallax, Plectranthus parviflorus, Lantana, Pluchea, forest below of Schinus terebinthifolius, Morinda citrifolia, Psydrax odorata, Syzygium cumini, Psidium guajava, Pleomele, Stachytarpheta, naturalized Cyclosorus, Asplenium nidus, Canavalia kauaiensis.
Date of Record Creation:
May 31, 2012
Date of Last Update:
March 23, 2023

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