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Festuca myuros

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BISH 20800Botany

Festuca myuros

rattail sixweeks grass

As recorded: Festuca myuros L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Newell, C.L.
Collector number: 273
Date: August 2, 1966
Locality: 1.5 miles down Hilina Pali Switchback Trail from end of Hilina Pali Rd. (Plot 46a)
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 465 m
Identified by: Faccenda, K.
Record type: Preserved specimen

130 Bishop specimens of Festuca myuros · collected 1902–2025Species page ›

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.

Festuca myuros observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US

(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Festuca myuros observed 2026-10-24

2026-10-24

Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US

(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Festuca myuros observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US

(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Festuca myuros observed 2026-10-20

2026-10-20

Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US

(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Festuca myuros observed 2026-10-09

2026-10-09

Hawaii County, HI, USA

no rights reserved

Festuca myuros observed 2026-08-27

2026-08-27

Honokaa, HI, US

(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Festuca myuros. BISH 20800. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956342880. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/20800.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956342880 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026