Fishes of Nationa Park of American Samoa

Family Name Listing

Family: Poaceae
Grasses


Scientific NameHawaiian NameCommon NamePhotoTSNPark StatusAbundanceResidencyNativity
Cenchrus ciliarisbuffelgrassCenchrus ciliaris. bufflegrass40574Present in ParkUncommonNo dataNon-Native
Chloris barbataswollen fingergrassChloris barbata. swollen fingergrass501495Present in ParkUncommonNo dataNon-Native
Chloris inflataNo Data [= C. barbata]41566No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
Chloris virgatafeather fingergrass41558Present in ParkUncommonNo dataNon-Native
Cynodon dactylonmanienie, motie moluluBermudagrass, chiendent pied-de-poule, common bermudagrass, devilgrass, grama-sedaCynodon dactylon. Bermudagrass41619Present in ParkUncommonNo dataNon-Native
Dactyloctenium aegyptiumbeach wiregrass , crowfoot grass41630Present in ParkUncommonNo dataNon-Native
Digitaria pruriensNo Data40647No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
Digitaria setigeraEast Indian crabgrass40659Present in ParkRareNo dataNative
Eleusine indicamanienie ali'i wiregrass or goosegrassEleusine indica. manienie ali'i. wiregrass41692Present in ParkUncommonNo dataNon-Native
Eragrostis amabilis [= E. tenella]512950Present in ParkUncommonNo dataNon-Native
Eragrostis tenella lovegrass40765Present in ParkUncommonNo dataNon-Native
Heteropogon contortuspilitangelhead, tangleheadHeteropogon contortus. pili. tanglehead41763Present in ParkRareNo dataNative
Melinis minutiflorapuakatau molasses grass 41863Present in ParkRareNo dataNon-Native
Melinis repensrose Natal grass565301Present in ParkCommonNo dataNon-Native
Panicum fauriei var. latiusFaurie's panicgrass196358HistoricUnknownNo dataNative
Panicum maximumguineagrassPanicum maximum. guineagrass40945Present in ParkCommonNo dataNon-Native
Panicum nubigenumNo Data [ = P. fauriei]40982No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
Paspalum distichumknotgrass, knotroot paspalum41005False ReportNo dataNo dataNo data
Paspalum vaginatumseashore paspalum41044Present in ParkAbundantNo dataNon-Native
Pennisetum setaceumcrimson fountaingrass, fountain grassPennisetum setaceum. fountaingrassPennisetum setaceum. fountaingrass42013Present in ParkAbundantNo dataNon-Native
Rhynchelytrum repensNatal redtop42051No dataNo dataNo dataNo data
Setaria verticillatamau'u pilipilibristly foxtail41232Present in ParkUncommonNo dataNon-Native
Sporobolus virginicus'aaki'akiseashore dropseed, beach dropseedSporobolus virginicus. 'aaki'aki. beach dropseed42127Present in ParkCommonNo dataNative
Tricholaena roseaNo Data [= rose natal redtop, Rhynchelytrum repens ?)522800No dataNo dataNo dataNo data

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