Scientific Name
Digitaria insularis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Digitaria insularis (L.) Mez ex Ekman
Park
Kalaupapa National Historical Park (KALA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Trichachne insularis
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Lilianae |
| Order | Poales |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Genus | Digitaria |
| Species | Digitaria insularis |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
including : Huelo and Okala islets; ka`uhako crater; northeast coastal spray zone;Kalaupapa Penninsula coastline;Puwahi to Nihoa Coast and Coastal Cliffs;Kalaupapa Trail;; Data Source: Checklist of Vascular Plants Found on Four Offshore Islets; Huelo, Mokapu, Okala and Mokuhooniki: Moloka`i, Hawai`i. November 2003.PCSU Technical Report 110. Ka`uhako crater Botanical Resource and Threat Monitoring, Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Island of Moloka`i, Hawai`i. Medeiros, Chimera and Loope.;PCSU Technical Report 71, Description and Map of the Plant Communities of the Northeast Coastal Spray Zone of KALA NHP, Joan Canfield, 1990.;A Botanical Reconnaissance of Kalaupapa National Historical Park, November 27-December 5, 1989. Asherman, Crummer and Lau. 1990.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
native to neotropics; Data Source: PCSU Technical Report 110. Ka`uhako crater Botanical Resource and Threat Monitoring, Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Island of Moloka`i, Hawai`i. Medeiros, Chimera and Loope.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes with comment: HDOA noxious weed
Abundance
Uncommon
Abundance Notes
Number of occurence columns checked in KALA species list matrix was 8.
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
mw
Created Date
11/20/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
G. Hughes & J. Franklin
Last Modified Date
9/26/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Converted from Kalaup.xls file by I & M Office
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