Digitaria insularis
Sourgrass
As recorded: Digitaria insularis (L.) Mez ex Ekman
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Woolford, H.A.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- December 15, 1956
- Locality
- Ewa Beach, Chun pasture
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 15, 1956, Woolford, H.A. also collected 9 other specimens.
Digitaria insularis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 230 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.
2026-10-18
Queen St + Emily St, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
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2026-09-29
Ewa Beach, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-25
Kapolei, HI 96707, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-09
Kamehameha Hwy, Halawa, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-02
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-17
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Digitaria insularis. BISH 447299. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956556543. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/447299.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956556543 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026