Heteropogon contortus
tanglehead
As recorded: Heteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Munro, G.C.
- Collector number
- 95
- Date
- September 16, 1913
- Locality
- Kaohai
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7931, -156.8372 ± 5,104 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On September 16, 1913, Munro, G.C. also collected 18 other specimens.
Boehmeria grandis
Botany
Canavalia hawaiiensis
Botany
Canavalia hawaiiensis
Botany
Chenopodium oahuense
Botany
Claoxylon sandwicense
Botany
Cyanea elliptica
Botany
Hedychium flavescens
Botany
Heteropogon contortus
Botany
Ludwigia octovalvis
Botany
Microlepia setosa
Botany
Microlepia setosa
Botany
Pisonia sandwicensis
Botany
Pisonia sandwicensis
Botany
Santalum ellipticum
Botany
Sida fallax
Botany
Waltheria indica
Botany
Waltheria indica
Botany
Xylosma hawaiense
Botany
Still here: Heteropogon contortus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1913. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-12.
2026-09-12
Lanaʻi, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) Rebekah Magers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-12
Polihua Trail, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-12
Polihua Trail, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-11
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-10
Lanaʻi, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) j_deslippe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-03-19
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Heteropogon contortus. BISH 119359. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956545268. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/119359.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956545268 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026