
naturalizedPoaceae
Polypogon monspeliensis
rabbitfoot grass
Naturalized (non-native)non-native
Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.
Polypogon monspeliensis, commonly known as annual beard-grass or annual rabbitsfoot grass, is a species of grass. It is native to southern Europe, but it can be found today throughout the world as an introduced species and sometimes a noxious weed. It is an annual grass growing to heights between 5 centimeters and one meter. The soft, fluffy inflorescence is a dense, greenish, plumelike panicle, sometimes divided into lobes. The spikelets have long, thin, whitish awns, which...
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Gallery · 10 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 5 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 1 · GBIF 13 records
Kōloa · KauaʻiGBIF 8
Moanalua · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kapaka · OʻahuGBIF 2
Waiawa · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kahikinui · MauiGBIF 1









