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Panicum nephelophilum
As recorded: Panicum nephelophilum Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Fagerlund, G.O.; Mitchell, A.L.G.O. Fagerlund →A.L.M. Mitchell →
- Collector number
- 687
- Date
- July 27, 1943
- Locality
- Hawaii National Park, Kapapala corral
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,067 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 27, 1943, Fagerlund, G.O.; Mitchell, A.L. also collected 3 other specimens.
Panicum nephelophilum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1943. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-30.

2026-05-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-26
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-05-18
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Panicum nephelophilum. BISH 119788. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956478352. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/119788.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956478352 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
