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Sorghum halepense
Johnson grass
As recorded: Sorghum halepense (L.) Pers.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Egler, F.E.
- Collector number
- 37-319
- Date
- April 26, 1937
- Locality
- Palolo Valley, upper "Haole koa" zone
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 26, 1937, Egler, F.E. also collected 3 other specimens.
Sorghum halepense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-07.
2026-09-07
Maile Way + University Ave, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved
2024-05-12
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-05-12
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-04-21
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sorghum halepense. BISH 120434. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956209039. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/120434.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956209039 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026