Systematics of Vascular Plants, UH Manoa (HAW:BOT461)
Sphagneticola trilobata (L.) Pruski
Asteraceae
Wong-Miyasato, Alec
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2018-11-14
United States, HI, Honolulu, Patch of vegetation near a parking lot between Keller Hall and Kennedy Theater at UH Manoa
21.299684 -157.815419 +-5m.
31 meters (102ft)
Surrounded by other S. trilobata and other small grasses; a small tree about 4-5m in height is about 3-5m away from the patch; high access to sunlight; adjacent to a paved walkway and a parking lot
Soil; ground is densely covered with S. trilobata and other and small grasses; moderately moist due to recent rainfall
Perennial herb; fleshy, hairy, and serrate leaves, about 5-10cm in length; flowers are yellow, about 2.5cm in width; new plants sprout from nodes that take root at the surface of the soil