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Urochloa plantaginea
As recorded: Urochloa plantaginea (Link) R.D.Webster
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 2609
- Date
- October 16, 1941
- Locality
- Honolulu; Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station Pensacola Station
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 16, 1941, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 1 other specimen.
Urochloa plantaginea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1941. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 25 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-01.

2026-05-01
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-02-17
Mokuleia, HI 96791, USA
no rights reserved

2024-02-14
Waipahu, HI 96797, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-05
Waimalu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-05-08
Ewa, Ewa Beach, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-16
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Urochloa plantaginea. BISH 448153. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956537117. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/448153.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956537117 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
