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Briza minor
Little quaking-grass
As recorded: Briza minor L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Smith, C.W.
- Collector number
- 152 (Herbst's)
- Date
- July 3, 1966
- Locality
- Hawaii Volcanoes Natl. Park Kilauea Crater rim
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 3, 1966, Smith, C.W. also collected 12 other specimens.
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Andropogon virginicus
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Anthoxanthum odoratum
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Chrysopogon aciculatus
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Eragrostis brownii
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Heteropogon contortus
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Heteropogon contortus
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Hobsonia mirabilis
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Isachne distichophylla
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Melinis minutiflora
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Paspalum dilatatum
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Schizachyrium microstachyum
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Briza minor observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-30.
2026-08-30
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-28
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-02
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-06-08
Kōkeʻe State Park, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-20
Hawaiʻi, Kaʻū, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-08-18
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Briza minor. BISH 452487. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956234885. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/452487.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956234885 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026