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Deschampsia nubigena
Kalamaloa
As recorded: Deschampsia nubigena Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Higashino, P.K.; Mizuno, G.Paul K. Higashino →G.S. Mizuno →
- Collector number
- 2282
- Date
- June 25, 1976
- Locality
- East Maui, Manawainui Valley
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.6619, -156.1208 ± 2,855 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 25, 1976, Higashino, P.K.; Mizuno, G. also collected 4 other specimens.
Still here: Deschampsia nubigena observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 41 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-22.

2026-10-22
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-31
Crater Rd, Kula, HI, US
(c) Sam Fenselau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-16
Haleakala, Haleakala National Park, Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) liam_salemink, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-17
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) Andrew Harmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-15
Sliding Sands Trail, Kula, HI, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-28
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) terrifictyler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Deschampsia nubigena. BISH 437323. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956275953. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/437323.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956275953 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
