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Festuca bromoides

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BISH 119244Botany

Festuca bromoides

brome fescue

As recorded: Festuca bromoides L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 990.K
Date: July 3, 1917
Locality: Waimea Drainage Basin, West side
Island: Kauaʻi
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 1917. 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 119244. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956170730. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/119244.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956170730 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026