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Cenchrus setaceus

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BISH 16634Botany

Cenchrus setaceus

Fountain Grass

As recorded: Cenchrus setaceus (Forssk.) Morrone

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Lee, H.A.
Collector number: 152
Date: March 1, 1926
Locality: W slopes of Hualalai
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 19.7167, -156.0333
Elevation: 100 m
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
Record type: Preserved specimen

63 Bishop specimens of Cenchrus setaceus · collected 1914–2025Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Cenchrus setaceus observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 219 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-19.

Cenchrus setaceus observed 2026-10-19

2026-10-19

Loloku St @ Nearside Ma'a Way (Park & Ride), Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA

(c) Robert Hansen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cenchrus setaceus observed 2026-10-11

2026-10-11

Kailua-Kona, HI, USA

(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cenchrus setaceus observed 2026-10-07

2026-10-07

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cenchrus setaceus observed 2026-09-23

2026-09-23

Hawaii, US

(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cenchrus setaceus observed 2026-09-23

2026-09-23

Hawaii, US

(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Cenchrus setaceus observed 2026-09-12

2026-09-12

Kailua-Kona, HI, USA

(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Cenchrus setaceus. BISH 16634. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956150033. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/16634.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956150033 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026