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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
- 294
- Date
- August 4, 1966
- Locality
- Mauna Loa Strip Rd. ca. 3 miles from Kona-Hilo Hwy. intersection & 0.25 mile before Kipuka Ki. (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 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)
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Cite this specimen
Festuca myuros. BISH 20821. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956405064. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/20821.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956405064 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026