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Briza minor
Little quaking-grass
As recorded: Briza minor L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Kerr, M.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- June 12, 1945
- Locality
- Near the Pali Pass
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 12, 1945, Kerr, M. also collected 6 other specimens.
Briza minor observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1945. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-30.

2026-08-30
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-28
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-02
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-06-08
Kōkeʻe State Park, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-20
Hawaiʻi, Kaʻū, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-08-18
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Briza minor. BISH 29272. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956505720. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/29272.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956505720 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
