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Melinis minutiflora Beauv.
molassesgrass
Symbol: MEMI2
Group: Monocot
Family: Poaceae
Growth Habit: Graminoid
Duration: Perennial
U.S. Nativity: Introduced
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Click on this Line drawing of Melinis minutiflora (molassesgrass) to enlarge it and download a high-resolution TIFF file Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950. Manual of the grasses of the United States. USDA Misc. Publ. No. 200. Washington, DC. 1950. Usage Guidelines.

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State Distributional Map for MEMI2
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Plant Distribution by State

Melinis minutiflora Beauv.

MEMI2

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FL*
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Florida
Hawaii
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Florida distribution information linked offsite at USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Related Taxa:
Melinis minutiflora Beauv.

View 270 genera in Poaceae, 2 species in Melinis

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Classification:
Melinis minutiflora Beauv.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
                   Subclass Commelinidae –
                      Order Cyperales –
                         Family Poaceae – Grass family
                            Genus Melinis Beauv. – stinkgrass
                               Species Melinis minutiflora Beauv. – molassesgrass

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Invasive Information:
Melinis minutiflora Beauv.
        molasses grass
        puakatau
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
FLEPPC   Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive Plant List (http://www.fleppc.org/, October 19, 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.
 
HEAR   USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information Index for Selected Alien Plants in Hawaii (http://www.hear.org, October 20, 1999). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii.
 

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Introduced Information:
Melinis minutiflora Beauv.
This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Melinis minutiflora Beauv.

View species account from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41863.

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Related Web Sites:
Melinis minutiflora Beauv.

    Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk: Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems
    University of Hawaii Botany Department: Alien Plants of Hawaii

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