
Poa sandvicensis
As recorded: Poa sandvicensis (Reichardt) Hitchc.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Degener, I.; Hansen, H.Isa Degener →Otto Degener →H.W.S. Hansen →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 23874
- Date
- 1955
- Locality
- Kokee region Kohua Ridge
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Poa sandvicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1955. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-19.

2026-02-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-06-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-01
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Poa sandvicensis. BISH 119208. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956520345. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/119208.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956520345 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
