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Festuca myuros
rattail sixweeks grass
As recorded: Festuca myuros L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 211
- Date
- July 29, 1966
- Locality
- ca. 1 mile up Mauna Loa summit trail. (Plot 16)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2,135 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 29, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 19 other specimens.
Agrostis sandwicensis
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Coprosma montana
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Dubautia ciliolata
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Geranium cuneatum
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Geranium cuneatum
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Geranium cuneatum
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Lepisorus thunbergianus
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Leptecophylla tameiameiae
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Leptecophylla tameiameiae
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Leptecophylla tameiameiae
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Lycopodium venustulum
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Lycopodium venustulum
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Vaccinium reticulatum
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Vaccinium reticulatum
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Festuca myuros observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Hawaii County, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-08-27
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
Festuca myuros. BISH 20737. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956168840. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/20737.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956168840 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026