 Eragrostis mauiensis A.S.Hitchc. |
Species
Eragrostis mauiensis A.S.Hitchc.Original Distribution
US, Hawaii, Lana’i, and Maui
Habitat
Appears to colonize bare sites. Woodland and grassland habitats.Occasional to locally frequent in grassland and woodland at Mount Annan Botanic Garden.
Extinction Data
IUCN =Extinct Listed (Probably) 1989, Listed Extinct by WCMC 1996
Description
Low growing tufted perennial grass spreading to 1 m. Flowers: Summer. Wind pollinated. Fruit: Dry, one - seeded, indehiscent.
Number of Specimens at Kew
1
Seed Data
Seed dispersed locally on elongated inflorescences
Specimen Type (Y/N)
Y
Kew Herbcat Barcode Number
K000518035
Date Collected
1838
Other Information
Synonym = Poa leptostachya. Resprouts from the base after fire. C4 warm season metabolism
Information Sources
Wagner, W., Herbst, D. & Sohmer, S. (1990). Manual of the flowering plants of Hawaii. University of Hawaii Press, Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu.Walter, K.S. and Gillett, H.J. (eds) (1998). 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. Compiled by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre IUCN – The World Conservation Union, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK, Extinct Plant Species of the World IUCN Survey and preliminary report: April 1989, Extinct Plant Species of the World IUCN Survey and preliminary report: April 1989