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Chloris virgata
feather finger grass
As recorded: Chloris virgata Sw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Spence, G.Derral R. Herbst →G.J. Spence →
- Collector number
- 5755
- Date
- March 11, 1976
- Locality
- Hoolehua Homesteads
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 229 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 11, 1976, Herbst, D.R.; Spence, G. also collected 8 other specimens.
Chloris virgata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 43 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-14.
2026-05-14
Kalaeloa, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-14
Kalaeloa, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-18
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-18
Maui County, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2025-03-06
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-14
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Emmett Magnus Kearns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Chloris virgata. BISH 415679. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956507389. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/415679.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956507389 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026