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Agrostis sandwicensis
As recorded: Agrostis sandwicensis Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 1438
- Date
- July 7, 1936
- Locality
- Kilauea Brown's Ranch, Mauna Loa
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,524 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 7, 1936, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 3 other specimens.
Agrostis sandwicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 21 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-03
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-20
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) annieliu1718, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-10
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-07-10
Hawaii, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Agrostis sandwicensis. BISH 447401. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956334166. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/447401.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956334166 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026