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Agrostis sandwicensis
As recorded: Agrostis sandwicensis Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 9949
- Date
- August 22, 1933
- Locality
- Haleakala Crater Rim of Haleakala Crater between Rest House and summit
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 3,000 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 22, 1933, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Agrostis sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-03
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-20
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) annieliu1718, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-10
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-07-10
Hawaii, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Agrostis sandwicensis. BISH 117795. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956192063. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/117795.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956192063 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
