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Lolium multiflorum
Italian Ryegrass
As recorded: Lolium multiflorum Lam.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Ewart III, G.R.
- Collector number
- 228
- Date
- April 17, 1932
- Locality
- Parker Ranch, Waikii
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,463 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 17, 1932, Ewart III, G.R. also collected 8 other specimens.
Lolium multiflorum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-29.

2026-07-29
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-27
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-09
Ahuimanu, HI 96744, USA
no rights reserved

2024-05-11
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
no rights reserved

2023-09-02
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-10-29
Kula, HI 96790, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lolium multiflorum. BISH 119584. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956168011. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/119584.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956168011 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
