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Eragrostis pectinacea
carolina lovegrass
As recorded: Eragrostis pectinacea (Michx.) Nees
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Ewart III, G.R.
- Collector number
- 332
- Date
- March 2, 1934
- Locality
- Kawaihae Road
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 457 m
- Identified by
- Snow, N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 2, 1934, Ewart III, G.R. also collected 7 other specimens.
Eragrostis pectinacea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-09.
2026-09-09
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-14
Kalaeloa, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-07-29
Hawaii, US
(c) KISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-03-29
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-03-29
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-03-16
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Eragrostis pectinacea. BISH 119044. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956171761. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/119044.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956171761 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026