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Festuca bromoides

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BISH 119228Botany

Festuca bromoides

brome fescue

As recorded: Festuca bromoides L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Bryan Jr., E.H.
Collector number: s.n.
Date: July 30, 1935
Locality: S of Humuula
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Faccenda, K.
Record type: Preserved specimen

110 Bishop specimens of Festuca bromoides · collected 1902–2022Species page ›

Festuca bromoides observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

Festuca bromoides observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US

(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Festuca bromoides observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US

(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Festuca bromoides observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US

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

Festuca bromoides observed 2026-10-09

2026-10-09

Hawaii County, HI, USA

no rights reserved

Festuca bromoides observed 2026-04-27

2026-04-27

Kīlauea, Captain Cook, HI, US

(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Festuca bromoides observed 2026-01-24

2026-01-24

Hilo Forest Reserve, Hilo, HI, US

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

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

Cite this specimen

Festuca bromoides. BISH 119228. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956209803. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/119228.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956209803 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026