Paspalum scrobiculatum (Poaceae)

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Paspalum scrobiculatum is native to "the Paleotropics, including Malesia, and possibly Pacific islands; in Hawaii presumably indigenous or an early introduction...."  

Species description or overview

Paspalum scrobiculatum description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Paspalum scrobiculatum as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Taxonomy & nomenclature

ITIS nomenclature info for Paspalum scrobiculatum
Nomenclatural information about Paspalum scrobiculatum is provided by ITIS.

Paspalum scrobiculatum information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Paspalum scrobiculatum--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Impacts

Paspalum scrobiculatum impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Paspalum scrobiculatum as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Control methods

Images

Paspalum scrobiculatum information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Paspalum scrobiculatum in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Paspalum scrobiculatum images from PIER
Images of Paspalum scrobiculatum provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Distribution

Paspalum scrobiculatum information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Paspalum scrobiculatum--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Paspalum scrobiculatum worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Paspalum scrobiculatum is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Full-text articles

Phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal and predation, and seedling establishment of three invasive plant species in a Hawaiian rain forest
Medeiros, A.C. 2004. Phenology, reproductive potential, seed dispersal and predation, and seedling establishment of three invasive plant species in a Hawaiian rain forest. Ph.D. Dissertation, Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu.

Oahu Offshore Islets Botanical Survey
Starr, F. and K. Starr. 2006. Oahu Offshore Islets Botanical Survey. Report prepared for State Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Offshore Islet Restoration Committee, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Experts

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The content of this page is based on information last generated on 24 September 2011 by PT. The template for this page was created on 15 March 2004 by EMS, and was last updated on 20 February 2006 by PT.