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Cenchrus setaceus
Fountain Grass
Naturalized (non-native)non-native
Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.
Cenchrus setaceus, commonly known as crimson fountaingrass, is a C4 perennial bunch grass that is native to open, scrubby habitats in East Africa, tropical Africa, the Middle East and south-western Asia. It has been introduced to many parts of the world as an ornamental plant, and has become an invasive species in some of them. It is drought-tolerant, grows fast, reaches 3 feet in height, and has many purple, plumose flower spikes.
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Seasonality
Only 14 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.
Gallery · 7 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 46 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 197 · GBIF 295 records
Waimea, Waikoloa · HawaiʻiiNat 15 · GBIF 48 ✓
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 24 · GBIF 32 ✓
Puʻuwaʻawaʻa · HawaiʻiiNat 24 · GBIF 30 ✓
Keahuolū · HawaiʻiiNat 9 · GBIF 18 ✓
Honokōhau 1-3 · HawaiʻiiNat 10 · GBIF 13 ✓
Kealakehe · HawaiʻiiNat 9 · GBIF 13 ✓
Kūkiʻo, Maniniʻōwali · HawaiʻiiNat 6 · GBIF 14 ✓
Kalaoa 1-5 · HawaiʻiiNat 9 · GBIF 11 ✓
Kaloko · HawaiʻiiNat 7 · GBIF 13 ✓
Kaʻohe Mauka · HawaiʻiiNat 7 · GBIF 10 ✓
ʻOʻoma 1 · HawaiʻiiNat 7 · GBIF 9 ✓
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 8 · GBIF 8 ✓
Puʻukawaiwai, Panoluʻukia · HawaiʻiiNat 7 · GBIF 9 ✓
Maunalua · OʻahuiNat 7 · GBIF 8 ✓
Kohanaiki · HawaiʻiiNat 6 · GBIF 8 ✓
Puʻuanahulu · HawaiʻiiNat 8 · GBIF 6 ✓
Keauhou 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 3 ✓
Lanihau 1-2, Moeauo · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kaʻūpūlehu · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kawaihae 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kaulana, Awalua, ʻŌhiki · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
ʻOʻoma 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Waimānalo · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
ʻAnaehoʻomalu · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kaʻā · LānaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Awakeʻe · HawaiʻiiNat 3
Kawaihae 1 · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Moanalua · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kahuku · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Keauhou 1 · HawaiʻiGBIF 3
Hōnaunau · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
N/A · KahoʻolaweiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
ʻŌuli · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
ʻŌhikilolo · OʻahuGBIF 2
Kahauloa 2 · HawaiʻiGBIF 2
Haleohiu · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Ponahawai · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Makalawena · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Kapāpala · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Waipiʻo · OʻahuiNat 1
Humuʻula · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Waikā · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Waiākea · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Kalihi · OʻahuGBIF 1