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Poaceae

Niihau panicgrass

Panicum niihauense H.St.John

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Panicum

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Niihau panicgrass: Flowers of Lauʻehu or Niʻihau panicgrass ( Panicum niihauense ), cultivated on Oʻahu. – Poaceae (Gramineae), endemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Niʻihau, extinct;
Photo: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Niihau panicgrass

Characteristics

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

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.