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Agrostis sandwicensis

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Agrostis sandwicensis

As recorded: Agrostis sandwicensis Hillebr.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 850.H
Date: June 14, 1915
Locality: Mauna Kea Humuula Trail to summit of Mauna Kea
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

99 Bishop specimens of Agrostis sandwicensis · collected 1851–2006Species page ›

Agrostis sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

Agrostis sandwicensis observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US

(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Agrostis sandwicensis observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Agrostis sandwicensis observed 2026-08-03

2026-08-03

Honokaa, HI, US

(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Agrostis sandwicensis observed 2025-06-20

2025-06-20

Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US

(c) annieliu1718, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Agrostis sandwicensis observed 2024-07-10

2024-07-10

Hawaii County, HI, USA

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

Agrostis sandwicensis observed 2024-07-10

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 117799. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956228478. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/117799.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956228478 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026