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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
- 67
- Date
- July 18, 1966
- Locality
- 0.5 mile up Mauna Loa Summit Trail from end of Mauna Loa Strip Rd., just before fence with gate. Plant 20 m to left of trail, a small lava tube at left of trail. (Plot 17)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2,030 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 18, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 19 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 20593. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956550137. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/20593.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956550137 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
