Paspalum conjugatum
Hilograss
As recorded: Paspalum conjugatum P.J.Bergius
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 817
- Date
- January 23, 1967
- Locality
- Located down Chain of Craters Rd ca 10.4 mi toward Kalapana from intersection w/ Crater Rim Rd. Plant was to the right (NW) of highway, ca. 35 m from roadside. (plot 34)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 730 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 23, 1967, Newell, C.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Paspalum conjugatum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 315 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-15
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved

2026-09-05
Crater Rim Dr, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-31
Alaʻike St, Pearl City, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-30
Forest Ridge Way, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Paspalum conjugatum. BISH 21348. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956176130. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/21348.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956176130 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
