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Kakonakona

Panicum xerophilum (Hildebr.) Hitchc.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Panicum

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Kakonakona: Panicum xerophilum (habit). Location: Maui, NHPS Hibiscus brackenridgei exclosure Waikapu
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Kakonakona

Synonyms

  • Panicum assurgens H.St.John
  • Panicum bifurcatum H.St.John
  • Panicum cornae H.St.John
  • Panicum furtivum H.St.John
  • Panicum heupueo H.St.John
  • Panicum kahoolawense H.St.John
  • Panicum kaonohuaense H.St.John
  • Panicum nephelophilum var. xerophilum Hillebr.
  • Panicum simplex H.St.John
  • Panicum subglabrum H.St.John

Characteristics

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

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.