Family Name Listing

Class: Dicotyledonae, Family: Poaceae
Grass family

Scientific Name	Samoan Name	Common Name	Photo	TSN	Park Status	Abundance	Residency	Nativity
Axonopus compressus		broadleaf carpetgrass		41465	Present in Park	Common		Non-Native
Axonopus fissifolius		Louisiana grass, carpetgrass, mat grass, narrowleaved carpetgrass		193433	Present in Park	Common		Non-Native
Bothriochloa bladhii		Australian beardgrass, Caucasian bluestem		41484	Present in Park	Uncommon		Non-Native
Brachiaria mutica		para grass; California grass		41521	Present in Park	Uncommon		Non-Native
Brachiaria paspaloides				-504228	Present in Park	Occasional		Non-Native
Brachiaria subquadripara		tropical signalgrass		41517	Present in Park	Occasional		Non-Native
Cenchrus agrimonioides = C. calyculatus .	kamanomano			-504245	Historic			Native
Cenchrus echinatus	vao tuitui	burgrass, common sandbur, field sandbur, southern sandbur		40575	Present in Park	Common		Non-Native
Centotheca lappacea	sefa			507281	Present in Park	Common		Native
Chloris barbata		swollen fingergrass		565064	Present in Park	Common		Non-Native
Chloris radiata		radiate fingergrass		41570	Probably Present	Rare		Non-Native
Chrysopogon aciculatus		golden beardgrass, Mackie's pest, golden false beardgrass, seed grass		41579	Present in Park	Common		Non-Native
Coix lacryma-jobi	sanasana	Job's tears		41586	Present in Park	Occasional		Non-Native
Cymbopogon refractus		barbwire grass		41614	Present in Park	Rare		Unknown
Cynodon dactylon		common bermudagrass, devilgrass,		41619	Present in Park	Common		Non-Native
Cyrtococcum oxyphyllum				-504284	Present in Park	Common		Native
Cyrtococcum trigonum				-504285	Present in Park	Occasional		Non-Native
Dactyloctenium aegyptium		Durban crowsfoot grass, Egyptian grass, crowfoot grass		41630	Present in Park	Occasional		Non-Native
Digitaria ciliaris = D. henryi		Henry's crabgrass, fingergrass, smooth crabgrass, southern crabgrass, tropical crabgrass		40619	Present in Park	Common		Non-Native
Digitaria horizontalis		Jamaican crabgrass		40634	Present in Park	Occasional		Non-Native
Digitaria radicosa		trailing crabgrass		506945	Present in Park	Occasional		Non-Native
Digitaria setigera		East Indian crabgrass		40659	Present in Park	Common		Native
Digitaria violascens		violet crabgrass		502065	Present in Park	Uncommon		Non-Native
Echinochloa colona		Jungle ricegrass, jungle rice, watergrass		40670	Present in Park	Common		Non-Native
Eleusine indica	ta'ata'a	Indian goosegrass, crowsfoot grass, goosegrass, wiregrass		41692	Present in Park	Common		Non-Native
Eragrostis pilosa		Indian lovegrass		40755	Probably Present	Uncommon		Non-Native
Eragrostis tenella = E. amabilis		Japanese lovegrass		40765	Present in Park	Common		Non-Native
Eriochloa procera				41727	Present in Park	Occasional		Non-Native
Imperata conferta				-502460	Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Ischaemum		murainagrass		41796	Probably Present	Uncommon		Native
Ischaemum indicum		Indian murainagrass		41798	Probably Present	Common		Non-Native
Ischaemum murinum				-504372	Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Ischaemum stokesii				-504373	Present in Park	Rare		Native
Lepturopetium sp.				-504391	Probably Present	Rare		Native
Lepturopetium cf. marshallense				-9732401	Present in Park	Rare		Native
Lepturus repens		Pacific Island thintail		42301	Present in Park	Common		Native
Melinis minutiflora		molasses grass		41863	Probably Present	Uncommon		Non-Native
Microstegium glabratum				-504438	Probably Present	Uncommon		Non-Native
Miscanthus floridulus		Japanese silvergrass, Pacific Island silvergrass, sawgrass, swordgrass,		41871	Present in Park	Common		Native
Oplismenus compositus	sefa?	basket grass, running mountaingrass		41967	Present in Park	Common		Non-Native
Oplismenus hirtellus		bristle basketgrass		41968	Present in Park	Occasional		Non-Native
Paspalum cartilagineum				-9748761	Present in Park			Non-Native
Paspalum conjugatum	vao lima	Hilo grass, sour grass, ti grass		41015	Present in Park	Common		Non-Native
Paspalum dilatatum		dallas grass, water grass		40997	Probably Present	Uncommon		Non-Native
Paspalum fimbriatum		Panama crowngrass		41019	Present in Park	Occasional		Non-Native
Paspalum orbiculare				41056	Present in Park	Common		Native
Paspalum paniculatum		arrocillo		41052	Present in Park	Common		Non-Native
Paspalum setaceum		fringeleaf paspalum, sand paspalum, slender crown grass, thin paspalum		41042	Present in Park	Occasional		Non-Native
Paspalum urvillei		Vasey grass		41043	Probably Present	Uncommon		Non-Native
Paspalum vaginatum		seashore paspalum		41044	Present in Park	Common		Non-Native
Pennisetum purpureum	vao povi	elephant grass, merker grass, napier grass,		42004	Probably Present	Occasional		Non-Native
Sacciolepis indica		Glenwood grass		41228	Probably Present	Uncommon		Non-Native
Schizostachyum glaucifolium	'ohe	bamboo		42307	Unconfirmed			Non-Native
Setaria glauca		pearl millet, pigeongrass, wild millet, yellow bristlegrass, yellow foxtail		565884	Probably Present	Occasional		Non-Native
Sorghum sudanense				521835	Probably Present	Uncommon		Non-Native
Sporobolus diander		tussock dropseed		42152	Present in Park	Common		Non-Native
Stenotaphrum micranthum				-504546	Present in Park	Uncommon		Native
Stenotaphrum secundatum		St. Augustine grass		42157	Probably Present	Uncommon		Non-Native
Thuarea involuta		Kuroiwa grass		507205	Present in Park	Occasional		Native
Zoysia matrella var. pacifica		Manila grass		566350	Present in Park	No data		Non-Native
Zoysia tenuifolia		Mascarene grass		42275	Present in Park	Common		Non-Native

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From: Park Species List   -   NPSpecies Summary Report
Generated: 10 March 2007 Kalaupapa Nat'l Historical Park  (Invert)

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