Paspalum urvillei
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Paspalum urvillei

Vasey Grass

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Paspalum urvillei is a species of grass known by the common name Vasey's grass, or Vaseygrass. It is native to South America, and it is known in parts of North America as an introduced species. It is a noxious weed where it has been introduced in Hawaii and New Caledonia. It grows well in disturbed habitat, often in moist areas. This is a rhizomatous perennial grass which may reach 2 meters tall. The leaves are up...

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Seasonality

Only 5 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.

Gallery · 9 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 72 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 200 · GBIF 213 records
Keauhou · HawaiʻiiNat 34 · GBIF 37
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 28 · GBIF 26
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 23 · GBIF 26
Waiākea · HawaiʻiiNat 11 · GBIF 10
ʻŌlaʻa · HawaiʻiiNat 11 · GBIF 7
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 8 · GBIF 9
Keaʻau · HawaiʻiiNat 6 · GBIF 4
Kalalau · KauaʻiiNat 5 · GBIF 5
Piʻihonua · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 5
Kahakuloa · MauiiNat 4 · GBIF 4
Mākaha · OʻahuiNat 5 · GBIF 2
Kamananui · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 3
Waikahekaheiki · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 1
Ponahawai · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Makaweli · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 3
Punahoa 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 1
Kalihi · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2
Honopū · KauaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 1
Keahialaka · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Wainiha · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Keāliaaupuni · LānaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Waiʻanae · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Wailua · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Kaūmana · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Kaohai · LānaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1
Kahuku · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2
Waiau · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Honouliuli · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
ʻAlaeiki · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Honolulu · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Kainehe · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Haʻikū · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Waipiʻo · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Paʻalaʻa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1
Pālāwai · LānaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1