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Poaceae

Kawelu

Eragrostis variabilis Gaudich.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Eragrostis

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Kawelu: Eragrostis variabilis (bordered by Verbesina encelioides ) with albatross chick. Location: Kure Atoll, inland
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Kawelu

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: native, Pacific Basin: native

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.