Native Plants
Search for native plants by scientific name, common name or family. If you are not sure what you are looking for, try the Combination Search or our Recommended Species lists.
Trisetum glomeratum
Trisetum glomeratum (Kunth) Trin. ex Steud.
Pili Uka, Mountain Pili
Poaceae (Grass family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: TRGL3
USDA Native Status: HI (N)
From the Image Gallery
No images of this plant
Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Grass/Grass-like
Fruit Type: Caryopsis
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Green , Purple , BrownBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct
Distribution
USA: HINative Habitat: Arid cinder fields, subalpine shrubland and grassland, and in open bogs.
Bibliography
Bibref 1798 - Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii, Revised Edition (1999) Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Search More Titles in Bibliography
Web Reference
Webref 44 - Plants of Hawaii (1997) Starr EnvironmentalWebref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Trisetum glomeratum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Trisetum glomeratum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Trisetum glomeratum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-03-04Research By: CBR