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Eragrostis grandis

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BISH 118993Botany

Eragrostis grandis

As recorded: Eragrostis grandis Hillebr.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 1013.K
Date: July 3, 1917
Locality: Waimea Drainage Basin, W side
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

314 Bishop specimens of Eragrostis grandis · collected 1851–2025Species page ›

Eragrostis grandis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-11.

Eragrostis grandis observed 2026-07-11

2026-07-11

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Lily Stein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Eragrostis grandis observed 2026-07-09

2026-07-09

Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve, Princeville, HI, US

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

Eragrostis grandis observed 2026-05-02

2026-05-02

Kauai County, HI, USA

(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Eragrostis grandis observed 2026-05-02

2026-05-02

Kauai County, HI, USA

(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Eragrostis grandis observed 2025-04-27

2025-04-27

Waipahu, HI 96797, USA

(c) Emmett Magnus Kearns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Eragrostis grandis observed 2024-12-26

2024-12-26

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Thane Pratt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Eragrostis grandis. BISH 118993. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956622586. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/118993.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956622586 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026