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NTBG Plant Name:
Heteropogon contortus
Barcode:
PTBG1000032734
Specimen ID:
013676
Collector ID:
7131
Collector Name:
David H. Lorence
Collection Date:
January 10, 1992
Herbarium Name:
PTBG
Other Herbarium:
BISH,AD
Observers:
Tim Flynn, Steve Perlman, G. Kawakami
Region:
Hawaii
Country:
US
Island Group:
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
Island:
Lehua
State:
HI
County:
Kauai County
District:
Waimea District
Locality:
Small, cresent-shaped cinder cone island (N of Niihau) composed of volcanic tuff, elev. 0-186 m. On S slope.
Plant Category:
monocot
Plant Description:
Grass with culms forming dense clumps. Occasional, indigenous. "Pili" grass.
Associated Species:
Scattered to dense vegetation of shrubs (Pluchea sp.) and herbs (Jacquemontia, Ageratum, Sicyos, and grasses).
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023

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