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Briza maxima
Greater Quaking Grass
As recorded: Briza maxima L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 1089
- Date
- April 27, 1968
- Locality
- Summit of Kukui Trail, Waimea Canyon
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 884 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 27, 1968, Herbst, D.R. also collected 11 other specimens.
Briza maxima observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-27.
2026-05-27
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Chris Havran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-02
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) calluna23, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-04-28
796 Olinda Rd, Makawao, HI, US
(c) mauigirl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Briza maxima. BISH 29071. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956191335. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/29071.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956191335 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026