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Dactylis glomerata
orchard grass
As recorded: Dactylis glomerata L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 46
- Date
- July 9, 1966
- Locality
- Mauna Strip Road ca. 7.5 miles towards summit from inter- section with the Kona-Hilo Hwy; or ca. 1 mile past the 5000 ft. elevation sign & i mile before the relatively recent aa flow with rain gauge. (Plot 21)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,585 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 9, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 20 other specimens.
Dactylis glomerata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 120 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.

2026-10-19
Maui, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-02
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-26
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)

2026-07-13
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-09
Mauna Loa Trail, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dactylis glomerata. BISH 20573. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956370723. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/20573.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956370723 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
