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Nassella cernua
nodding needle grass
As recorded: Nassella cernua (Stebbins & Love) Barkworth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Christ, J.H.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- 1957
- Locality
- Mauna Kea, above Saddle Road, near Humuula
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Snow, N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Nassella cernua observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
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)
2026-08-21
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-02
Mauna Kea Forest Reserve, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Saxony Charlot, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-27
Infantry Road, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Nassella cernua. BISH 20533. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956376498. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/20533.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956376498 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026