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Festuca myuros
As recorded: Festuca myuros L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 35
- Date
- March 26, 1966
- Locality
- Ewa District; Waianae Mountains, Palikea (Mauna Kapu Trail, near beginning of trail (300-400 yards from the radar installation)
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 762 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 26, 1966, Herbst, D.R. also collected 15 other specimens.
Festuca myuros observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09
Hawaii County, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-08-27
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Festuca myuros. BISH 452408. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956525036. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/452408.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956525036 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
