invasivePoaceae
Melinis minutiflora
molasses grass
Invasive (non-native)non-native
Introduced and causing ecological or economic harm.
Carpet-forming grass that smothers native understory and increases fuel load. Particularly widespread at mid-elevations, often the dominant understory in disturbed mesic forest.
Melinis minutiflora, commonly known as molasses grass, is a species of grass.
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Seasonality
Only 4 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.
What works
Controlling Melinis minutiflora
Best reported: foliar with 1% Round-up, 99% water — one report from OANRP.
5.0foliar1% Round-up, 99% waterGlyphosateG9
- 5successful. Recommended method · OANRP · observed
non-sensitive areas
4.0foliarFusilade II (22ml/gal) and surfactant (15ml/gal)Fluazifop-P-butylG1
- 4more than moderate satisfaction · OANRP · observed
sensitive areas
Ratings are the reporting organisation’s own, on a 5-point scale. Always follow the product label — the label is the law. See these 2 rows in the full table
Gallery · 9 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 96 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 200 · GBIF 294 records
Keauhou · HawaiʻiiNat 87 · GBIF 107 ✓
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 12 · GBIF 14 ✓
Waiākea · HawaiʻiiNat 14 · GBIF 12 ✓
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 8 · GBIF 8 ✓
Kapāpala · HawaiʻiiNat 7 · GBIF 9 ✓
Keaʻau · HawaiʻiiNat 5 · GBIF 4 ✓
Kahuku · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 6 ✓
Piʻihonua · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 5 ✓
Waikahekahenui · HawaiʻiiNat 4 · GBIF 4 ✓
Honouliuli · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 3 ✓
ʻĀpua · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 5 ✓
Nānākuli · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 3 ✓
Punahoa 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kuliʻouʻou · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
ʻAiea · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
ʻŌlaʻa · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kahakuloa · MauiGBIF 5
Manukā · HawaiʻiGBIF 5
Mākaha · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Ponahawai · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Waiʻanae · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Wailua · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Pūlehunui · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Kaohai · LānaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Pānauinui · HawaiʻiGBIF 4
Mokulēʻia 1 · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Waikahekahe · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Humuʻula · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Hauʻula · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiakahiula, Kaʻohe · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Moanalua · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kamananui · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Waikahekaheiki · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hanakāpīʻai · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waimānalo · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Puʻuwaʻawaʻa · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Wailuanui · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kahanahāiki · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Laupāhoehoe, Welokā · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kamāʻoa, Puʻuʻeo, Ke · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Makuʻu, Pōpōkī, Hālo · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Heʻeia · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kula · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waiakahiula, Kaʻohe · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Puʻuanahulu · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kaueleau · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Keawaʻula · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Makaʻehu · MauiGBIF 2
N/A · KahoʻolaweGBIF 2
Mahana · LānaʻiGBIF 2
Kamoku · LānaʻiGBIF 2
Kawaihae 2 · HawaiʻiiNat 1
Mokulēʻia 2 · OʻahuiNat 1
Ukumehame · MauiiNat 1
Waiakoa · MauiiNat 1
Mailepai · MauiiNat 1
Wailuku · MauiiNat 1
ʻAlaeloa · MauiiNat 1
Hāʻena · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Kikahi · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kuikuiloloa · OʻahuGBIF 1
Puua · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Waikele · OʻahuGBIF 1
Nāpili 2-3 · MauiGBIF 1
Hanapēpē · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Pāʻauhau · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Kahue · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
ʻŌmaʻopio · MauiGBIF 1
Waiheʻe · MauiGBIF 1
Keahialaka · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Maunalua · OʻahuGBIF 1
Waipiʻo · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Keālia · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kawela · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Honolulu · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kaʻūpūlehu · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Kalialinui · MauiGBIF 1
Waikoekoe · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Kaʻā · LānaʻiGBIF 1
Kawaihāpai · OʻahuGBIF 1
Kalopā · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Pōhakuao · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Kaūmana · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Halehaku · MauiGBIF 1
Kealakomo · HawaiʻiGBIF 1
Hanalei · KauaʻiGBIF 1
Waipiʻo · OʻahuGBIF 1
Paʻalaʻa · OʻahuGBIF 1
Keauhou 1 · HawaiʻiGBIF 1