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Oplismenus compositus
Awned Panick Grass
As recorded: Oplismenus compositus (L.) P.Beauv.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 274
- Date
- September 3, 1966
- Locality
- Along Manoa Falls trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 274 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 3, 1966, Herbst, D.R. also collected 7 other specimens.
Oplismenus compositus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 41 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-16
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Bella Hunter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-10
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-05-22
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-01-09
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) yerbasanta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-14
Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Oplismenus compositus. BISH 451713. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956341676. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/451713.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956341676 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026