Festuca aloha Catalan, Soreng & P.M.Peterson

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PLANTS OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS
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Festuca
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Kauai: kaigea District; ffaaauapuhi valley; North facing
slopes above streaa; .5 siles in along trail; Metrosideros-
ficacia Montane Mesic Forests w/ Nestegis, Tetraplasandra,
Hedyotis, Ilexf Melicope, Resyaf Labordia. Major Threats:
Hedychiua gardnerianua, Rubus argutus¡Passiflora aollissiaa.
Elev. 3300-3500 ft.
£0 large clasps 100 ft above streaa on bluff; in flower and
fruit; seen growing with Wilkesia gyaoxiphiua, Lipidius
serra. ( leaves are broader than other collections of
Festuca Bade on aesic cliffs of Kauai & inflor. larger.)
K. R. Mood 3193	18. V. 1994
Mi th S. Perl san, M. Hart ley
NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN HERBARIUM (PTBG)
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