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Eragrostis grandis
As recorded: Eragrostis grandis Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 2554.O
- Date
- March 17, 1919
- Locality
- Pali betw Konohuanui Olympus
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 17, 1919, Forbes, C.N. also collected 12 other specimens.
Eragrostis grandis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1919. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-11.

2026-07-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Lily Stein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-09
Alakaʻi Wilderness Preserve, Princeville, HI, US
(c) kalliharshman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-02
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-02
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-27
Waipahu, HI 96797, USA
(c) Emmett Magnus Kearns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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 119213. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956552763. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/119213.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956552763 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
