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Eragrostis tenella
Feather Lovegrass
As recorded: Eragrostis tenella (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 10395
- Date
- February 28, 1930
- Locality
- Maunalua, Sandy Beach
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 28, 1930, St.John, H. also collected 17 other specimens.
Alysicarpus vaginalis
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Batis maritima
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Batis maritima
Botany
Chenopodiastrum murale
Botany
Crotalaria pallida
Botany
Gamochaeta pensylvanica
Botany
Gossypium tomentosum
Botany
Heliotropium anomalum
Botany
Heliotropium anomalum
Botany
Jacquemontia sandwicensis
Botany
Lipochaeta integrifolia
Botany
Ocimum gratissimum
Botany
Ruppia maritima
Botany
Sida fallax
Botany
Solanum americanum
Botany
Weissia controversa
Botany
Xanthium strumarium
Botany
Eragrostis tenella observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 197 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
Mamalahoa Hwy, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Queen St + Emily St, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-18
Queen St + Emily St, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-12
Mokuleia, HI 96791, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-06
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-15
Waiwai Loop, 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
Eragrostis tenella. BISH 406517. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956234422. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/406517.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956234422 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026