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Deschampsia nubigena
Kalamaloa
As recorded: Deschampsia nubigena Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1872.M
- Date
- March 6, 1920
- Locality
- East Maui, Nuu, Waiopaa (Waiopai?) Ranch
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 6, 1920, Forbes, C.N. also collected 19 other specimens.
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Carex wahuensis
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Carex wahuensis
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Carex wahuensis
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Cheirodendron trigynum
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Cheirodendron trigynum
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Coprosma cordicarpa
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Cyanea elliptica
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Cyrtomium caryotideum
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Diospyros sandwicensis
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Dryopteris wallichiana
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Dumortiera hirsuta
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Euphorbia celastroides
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Festuca myuros
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Festuca myuros
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Microlepia setosa
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Microlepia setosa
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Notelaea
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Panicum tenuifolium
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Deschampsia nubigena observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 133 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-21
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-20
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-12
Puu Oo Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-12
Puu Oo Trail, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Deschampsia nubigena. BISH 117856. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956298041. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/117856.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956298041 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026