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Eragrostis variabilis (kawelu)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Eragrostis variabilis is a species of grass known by the common names variable lovegrass, kawelu, emoloa, and kalamalo. It is endemic to Hawaii, where it occurs on all the main islands plus Kure Atoll, Midway Atoll, Pearl and Hermes Atoll, Lisianski Island, Laysan, and Nihoa. This plant grows in several types of island habitat from dunes at sea level to ridges and cliffs at up to 3700 feet in elevation. It grows in areas that receive 40 to 100 inches of precipitation per year. This plant was used as thatching by Native Hawaiians. It is also used as an ornamental grass.
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Attributes

Drought Tolerance [1]  Medium
Frost Free Days [1]  1 year
Growth Form [1]  Rhizomatous
Growth Period [1]  Spring, Summer
Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Propagation [1]  Seed, Sod
Regrowth Rate [1]  Moderate
Root Depth [1]  12 inches (30 cm)
Seed Vigor [1]  High
Shape/Orientation [1]  Erect
Structure [2]  Grass
Height [1]  35 inches (0.9 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 10 Low Temperature: 30 F° (-1.1 C°) → 40 F° (4.4 C°)
Light Preference [1]  Full Sun
Soil Acidity [1]  Mostly Acid
Soil Fertility [1]  Intermediate
Foliage Color [1]  Green
Screening - Summer [1]  Moderate
Screening - Winter [1]  Porous

Predators

Dysmicoccus boninsis (citrophilus mealybug)[3]
Telespiza cantans (Laysan Finch)[4]
Trionymus insularis[3]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
♦ 4del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0