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Dichanthelium hillebrandianum
As recorded: Dichanthelium hillebrandianum (Hitchc.) C.A.Clark & Gould
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R.F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 13572
- Date
- December 24, 1933
- Locality
- Kahili Bog, Wahiawa
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 640 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 24, 1933, St.John, H.; Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Dichanthelium hillebrandianum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-03.

2026-03-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-11-12
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-12
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-11-12
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dichanthelium hillebrandianum. BISH 119982. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956193284. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/119982.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956193284 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
