Eragrostis variabilis
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Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID6440303e72ead344761629 |
| Scientific name | Eragrostis variabilis |
| Authority | (Gaudich.) Steud. |
| First published in | Voy. Uranie, Bot. 408. 1829 [12 Sep 1829] |
Description Top
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Eragrostis variabilis, commonly known as variable lovegrass, kawelu, emoloa, and kalamalo, is a perennial grass endemic to Hawaii, occurring on all the main islands plus Kure Atoll, Midway Atoll, Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Lisianski Island, Laysan, and Nihoa. It grows in a variety of habitats from dunes at sea level to ridges and cliffs at up to 3700 feet in elevation, and is used by a variety of bird species for nesting cover. It was also used as thatching by Native Hawaiians, and is still used as an ornamental grass. Unfortunately, it is being displaced by the introduced weed sandbur (Cenchrus echinatus), reducing the amount of available nesting habitat for birds.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Eragrostis equitans | Trin. | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math. 1: 413 (1830) |
| Eragrostis hawaiiensis | Hillebr. | Fl. Hawaiian Isl. : 530 (1888) |
| Eragrostis hobdyi | H.St.John | Phytologia 64: 177 (1988) |
| Eragrostis niihauensis | Whitney | Occas. Pap. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Mus. 12(5): 6 (1936) |
| Eragrostis phleoides | Hillebr. | Fl. Hawaiian Isl. : 530 (1888) |
| Eragrostis thyrsoidea | Hillebr. | Fl. Hawaiian Isl. : 529 (1888) |
| Eragrostis variabilis var. ciliata | Hildebr. | Fl. Hawaiian Isl. 529. 1888 |
| Eragrostis wahowensis | Trin. | Mém. Acad. Imp. Sci. St.-Pétersbourg, Sér. 6, Sci. Math. 1: 412 (1830) |
| Poa equitans | Kunth | Enum. Pl. 1: 340 (1833) |
| Poa variabilis | Gaudich. | Voy. Uranie : 408 (1829) |
| Poa wahowensis | Kunth | Enum. Pl. 1: 328 (1833) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | kawelu |
| English | variable lovegrass |
| French | kawelu |
| French | kāwelu |
Germination/Propagation Top
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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North-central Pacific
- Hawaii
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North-central Pacific
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000868601 |
| UNII | Q9UN5W9I4C |
| USDA Plants | ERVA |
| Tropicos | 25512007 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:401687-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-413351 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 3954175 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 1878977 |
| Nature Serve | 2.152775 |
| IPNI | 401687-1 |
| iNaturalist | 162417 |
| GBIF | 2705433 |
| Freebase | /m/0jwsv_s |
| EOL | 1114368 |
| USDA GRIN | 451246 |
| Wikipedia | Eragrostis_variabilis |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
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| In public collections | 0 |