EOL-media-542-5187440391

Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
TitleHeteropogon contortus
Rating2.5
VettedTrusted
Original URLhttps://farm2.staticflickr.com/1287/5187440391_e54b0db0d7_o.jpg
Description
Pili or Twisted beardgrassPoaceae (Gramineae)Possibly indigenous to the Hawaiian IslandsOahu (Cultivated)Pili was used for thatching roofs by early Hawaiians who also enjoyed the fresh scent of this grass.NPH00006nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Heteropogon_contortus
photographer<a href='http://www.flickr.com/photos/50823119@N08'>David Eickhoff</a>
providerFlickr Group
Scratchpads developed and conceived by (alphabetical): Ed Baker, Katherine Bouton Alice Heaton Dimitris Koureas, Laurence Livermore, Dave Roberts, Simon Rycroft, Ben Scott, Vince Smith