Oplismenus hirtellus
Basket Grass
As recorded: Oplismenus hirtellus var. hirtellus
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Ishikawa, S.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →S. Ishikawa →
- Collector number
- 278
- Date
- August 20, 1973
- Locality
- 3.2 mi NW of Wailua Experiment Station, Lihue- Koloa Forest Reserve
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 152 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Oplismenus hirtellus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 280 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Pakalana Pl, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
West Maui Forest Reserve, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) planetboom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-15
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Maunawili, HI 96734, USA
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Lahaina, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Oplismenus hirtellus. BISH 415532. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956351273. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/415532.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956351273 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026