Native Grasses of Hawaii

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Konakona

Konakona

Panicum nephelophilum

Family: Poaceae

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Parkland Panicgrass

Parkland Panicgrass

Panicum tenuifolium

Family: Poaceae

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Faurie's Panicgrass

Faurie's Panicgrass

Panicum fauriei

Family: Poaceae

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Rock Panicgrass

Rock Panicgrass

Panicum beecheyi

Family: Poaceae

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Kona Panicgrass

Kona Panicgrass

Panicum konaense

Family: Poaceae

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Kauai Panicgrass

Kauai Panicgrass

Panicum lineale

Family: Poaceae

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Longsheath Panicgrass

Longsheath Panicgrass

Panicum longivaginatum

Family: Poaceae

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Niihau Panicgrass

Niihau Panicgrass

Panicum niihauense

Family: Poaceae

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Maui Panicgrass

Maui Panicgrass

Panicum pellitum

Family: Poaceae

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Lanai Panicgrass

Panicum ramosius

Family: Poaceae

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Torrid Panicgrass

Torrid Panicgrass

Panicum torridum

Family: Poaceae

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Kakonakona

Kakonakona

Panicum xerophilum

Family: Poaceae

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Softstem Bulrush

Softstem Bulrush

Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani

Family: Cyperaceae

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Cosmopolitan Bulrush

Cosmopolitan Bulrush

Bolboschoenus maritimus

Family: Cyperaceae

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Round Sawsedge

Round Sawsedge

Gahnia aspera

Family: Cyperaceae

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Seashore Dropseed

Seashore Dropseed

Sporobolus virginicus

Family: Poaceae

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Star Sedge

Star Sedge

Carex echinata

Family: Cyperaceae

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Bog Rosette Grass

Bog Rosette Grass

Dichanthelium hillebrandianum

Family: Poaceae

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Tanglehead

Tanglehead

Heteropogon contortus

Family: Poaceae

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Hawai'I Bentgrass

Hawai'I Bentgrass

Agrostis sandwicensis

Family: Poaceae

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Maui Reedgrass

Maui Reedgrass

Greeneochloa expansa

Family: Poaceae

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Hillegrand's Reedgrass

Hillegrand's Reedgrass

Calamagrostis hillebrandii

Family: Poaceae

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Hawai'I Sedge

Hawai'I Sedge

Carex alligata

Family: Cyperaceae

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Shortstem Sedge

Shortstem Sedge

Carex brevicaulis

Family: Cyperaceae

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Kauai Sedge

Kauai Sedge

Carex kauaiensis

Family: Cyperaceae

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Meyen's Sedge

Meyen's Sedge

Carex meyenii

Family: Cyperaceae

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Molokai Sedge

Molokai Sedge

Carex montis-eeka

Family: Cyperaceae

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Brown Sedge

Brown Sedge

Carex subfusca

Family: Cyperaceae

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Maui Sedge

Maui Sedge

Carex thunbergii

Family: Cyperaceae

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Oahu Sedge

Oahu Sedge

Carex wahuensis

Family: Cyperaceae

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Kamanomano

Kamanomano

Cenchrus agrimonioides

Family: Poaceae

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Swamp Sawgrass

Swamp Sawgrass

Cladium mariscus

Family: Cyperaceae

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Eared Flatsedge

Cyperus auriculatus

Family: Cyperaceae

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Hillebrand's Flatsedge

Hillebrand's Flatsedge

Cyperus hillebrandii

Family: Cyperaceae

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Oahu Flatsedge

Oahu Flatsedge

Cyperus hypochlorus

Family: Cyperaceae

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Smooth Flatsedge

Smooth Flatsedge

Cyperus laevigatus

Family: Cyperaceae

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Maui Flatsedge

Cyperus neokunthianus

Family: Cyperaceae

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Fragrant Flatsedge

Fragrant Flatsedge

Cyperus odoratus

Family: Cyperaceae

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Coastal Flatsedge

Coastal Flatsedge

Cyperus pennatiformis

Family: Cyperaceae

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Molokai Flatsedge

Molokai Flatsedge

Cyperus phleoides

Family: Cyperaceae

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Manyspike Flatsedge

Manyspike Flatsedge

Cyperus polystachyos

Family: Cyperaceae

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Kauai Flatsedge

Cyperus rockii

Family: Cyperaceae

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Cliffs Flatsedge

Cliffs Flatsedge

Cyperus sandwicensis

Family: Cyperaceae

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Sticky Flatsedge

Sticky Flatsedge

Cyperus trachysanthos

Family: Cyperaceae

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Alpine Hairgrass

Alpine Hairgrass

Deschampsia nubigena

Family: Poaceae

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Tussock Panicgrass

Tussock Panicgrass

Dichanthelium cynodon

Family: Poaceae

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Maui Rosette Grass

Maui Rosette Grass

Dichanthelium isachnoides

Family: Poaceae

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Koolau Rosette Grass

Koolau Rosette Grass

Dichanthelium koolauense

Family: Poaceae

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Hawai'I False Bristlegrass

Dissochondrus biflorus

Family: Poaceae

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Wright's Spikerush

Wright's Spikerush

Eleocharis diandra

Family: Cyperaceae

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Bald Spikerush

Bald Spikerush

Eleocharis erythropoda

Family: Cyperaceae

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Blunt Spikerush

Blunt Spikerush

Eleocharis obtusa

Family: Cyperaceae

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Ovate Spikerush

Ovate Spikerush

Eleocharis ovata

Family: Cyperaceae

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Hardstem Lovegrass

Hardstem Lovegrass

Eragrostis atropioides

Family: Poaceae

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Pacific Lovegrass

Pacific Lovegrass

Eragrostis deflexa

Family: Poaceae

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Large Hawai'I Lovegrass

Large Hawai'I Lovegrass

Eragrostis grandis

Family: Poaceae

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Mountain Lovegrass

Mountain Lovegrass

Eragrostis leptophylla

Family: Poaceae

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Maui Lovegrass

Eragrostis mauiensis

Family: Poaceae

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Kalamalo

Kalamalo

Eragrostis monticola

Family: Poaceae

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Oahu Lovegrass

Oahu Lovegrass

Eragrostis paupera

Family: Poaceae

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Native grasses and grass-like plants of Hawaii, USA — for meadows, erosion control, and lawn alternatives. Many host skipper butterflies and shelter ground-nesting wildlife. Refine by light or soil above.