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Lachnagrostis filiformis

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BISH 117743Botany

Lachnagrostis filiformis

blown grass

As recorded: Lachnagrostis filiformis (G.Forst.) Trin.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 1798.M.
Date: March 1, 1920
Locality: East Maui, Makawao District, Kanaio, SW slope of Haleakala
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 20.6234, -156.3605 ± 1,946 m
Elevation: 671 m
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

150 Bishop specimens of Lachnagrostis filiformis · collected 1851–2025Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Lachnagrostis filiformis observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-03-21.

Lachnagrostis filiformis observed 2025-03-21

2025-03-21

Olinda, HI, USA

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Lachnagrostis filiformis observed 2023-09-18

2023-09-18

Maui County, HI, USA

(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lachnagrostis filiformis observed 2023-09-18

2023-09-18

Maui County, HI, USA

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Lachnagrostis filiformis. BISH 117743. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956417328. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/117743.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956417328 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026