Digitaria eriantha
Digitgrass
As recorded: Digitaria eriantha Steud.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 236
- Date
- August 11, 1966
- Locality
- At lookout above Waipio Valley
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 11, 1966, Herbst, D.R. also collected 9 other specimens.
Digitaria eriantha observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 27 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-16.

2026-09-16
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
no rights reserved

2026-08-08
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-19
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Nick Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-16
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-12
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-07
Paauilo, HI 96776, USA
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Digitaria eriantha. BISH 453394. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956161194. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/453394.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956161194 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
