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Poa pratensis
Kentucky bluegrass
As recorded: Poa pratensis L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 711.M
- Date
- July 11, 1919
- Locality
- E of Ukulele
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 11, 1919, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Artemisia mauiensis
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Asplenium densum
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Bromus hordeaceus
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Carex subfusca
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Cheirodendron trigynum
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Coprosma stephanocarpa
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Deschampsia nubigena
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Deschampsia nubigena
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Dryopteris wallichiana
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Eragrostis grandis
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Eragrostis grandis
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Euchiton sphaericus
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Lobelia grayana
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Lysimachia remyi
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Polypodium pellucidum
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Polystichum bonseyi
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Polystichum haleakalense
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Pteris cretica
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Pteris cretica
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Rubus hawaiensis
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Rubus hawaiensis
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Rubus hawaiensis
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Sadleria cyatheoides
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Poa pratensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1919. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-01.
2026-09-01
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-30
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-27
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-06
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-29
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-17
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Poa pratensis. BISH 120233. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956537540. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/120233.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956537540 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026