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Festuca bromoides
As recorded: Festuca bromoides L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 2087
- Date
- May 25, 1938
- Locality
- Hamakua, Kamoku, Kaala paddock
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 762 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 25, 1938, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 18 other specimens.
Adiantum hispidulum
Botany
Ambrosia artemisiifolia
Botany
Briza minor
Botany
Bromus catharticus
Botany
Cyperus polystachyos
Botany
Festuca bromoides
Botany
Fragaria vesca
Botany
Hordeum murinum
Botany
Hydrocotyle bowlesioides
Botany
Hydrocotyle verticillata
Botany
Hypochaeris radicata
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Odontosoria chinensis
Botany
Persicaria punctata
Botany
Petrorhagia dubia
Botany
Setaria adhaerens
Botany
Setaria parviflora
Botany
Sisyrinchium micranthum
Botany
Festuca bromoides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Hawaii County, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-04-27
Kīlauea, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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 119231. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956178775. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/119231.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956178775 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026