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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
- 460
- Date
- August 19, 1966
- Locality
- 5 meters along short strip road connecting Crater Rim Road & Kona-Hilo Highway. Plant ca. 40 m to right of 35 mph sign. (Plot 50)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,340 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 19, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 19 other specimens.
Aira caryophyllea
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Anthoxanthum odoratum
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Carex wahuensis
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Dianella sandwicensis
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Dianella sandwicensis
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Dubautia ciliolata
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Elaphoglossum crassifolium
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Erigeron canadensis
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Erigeron sumatrensis
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Festuca myuros
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Festuca myuros
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Luzula hawaiiensis
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Morelotia gahniiformis
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Pseudognaphalium sandwicensium
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Pseudognaphalium sandwicensium
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Pteris vittata
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Rubus argutus
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Setaria parviflora
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Wikstroemia phillyreifolia
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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 20987. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956454245. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/20987.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956454245 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026