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Digitaria violascens
As recorded: Digitaria violascens Link
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 129
- Date
- July 20, 1966
- Locality
- Located down Chain of Craters Rd ca. 28.5 mi toward Kalapana from intersectin with Crater Rim Rd, or 2 mi before Queens bath. Plant was ca 0.25 mi up the Royal Estates Rd, not far from HVNP boundary. (plot 27)8)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 50 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 20, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Andropogon virginicus
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Andropogon virginicus
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Chrysopogon aciculatus
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Chrysopogon aciculatus
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Cyanthillium cinereum
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Desmodium incanum
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Desmodium incanum
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Desmodium incanum
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Digitaria ciliaris
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Digitaria fuscescens
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Emilia fosbergii
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Emilia fosbergii
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Erigeron sumatrensis
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Euphorbia thymifolia
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Fimbristylis cymosa
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Fimbristylis cymosa
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Fimbristylis cymosa
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Fimbristylis cymosa
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Fimbristylis cymosa
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Fimbristylis dichotoma
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Grona triflora
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Grona triflora
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Microsorum grossum
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Digitaria violascens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 79 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-04.
2026-09-04
Makolu St, Pearl City, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-01
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-27
Ka'aha Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-09
Aiea, HI 96701, USA
no rights reserved
2026-06-08
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved
2026-05-25
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Digitaria violascens. BISH 20655. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956390674. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/20655.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956390674 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026