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Festuca bromoides
brome fescue
As recorded: Festuca bromoides L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 293
- Date
- August 4, 1966
- Locality
- Mauna Loa Strip Road, 3 miles from intersection with Kona-Hilo Highway. (Plot 38)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,250 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 4, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 12 other specimens.
Festuca bromoides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 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)
2026-10-09
Hawaii County, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-04-27
Kīlauea, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-01-24
Hilo Forest Reserve, Hilo, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Festuca bromoides. BISH 20820. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956583375. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/20820.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956583375 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026