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Heteropogon contortus
Heteropogon contortus

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NTBG Plant Name:
Heteropogon contortus
Barcode:
PTBG1000029415
Specimen ID:
061470
Collector ID:
2891
Collector Name:
Natalia Tangalin
Collection Date:
November 8, 2011
Herbarium Name:
PTBG
Other Herbarium:
US
Region:
Hawaii
Country:
US
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Island:
Kauai
State:
HI
County:
Kauai County
District:
Lihue District
Elevation:
200
Locality:
Kalepa Forest Reserve, Hanamaulu or South end past the water tank.
Plant Category:
monocot
Plant Description:
Clumping grass. Small patch. Old dried twisted clumps of seed entwined in plants, new seed immature purple. Half higher up in clump past seed, lower plants imm seed. NTBG Acc# 110742.
Aspect:
East
Slope:
Steep
Closure:
Open
Plant Height:
1-2 ft
Moisture:
Dry-Mesic
Topography:
Upper Slope
Habit:
Other
Phenology:
Fruit
Vigor:
Normal
Frequency:
Occasional
Population Size:
100-1000
Population Area:
5-10 m2
Habitat:
Osteomeles anthyllidifolia Shrubland.
Associated Species:
W/ Wikstroemia, Heteropogon and Chamaesyce celastroides, above Casuarina and below Leucaena Shrubland w/ Urochola maxima, Stachytarpheta, Lantana, Thevetia peruviensis, Passiflora, Psidium cattleianum, Syzygium cumini and Schinus terebinthifolius.
Date of Record Creation:
July 13, 2012
Date of Last Update:
March 23, 2023

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