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Chloris virgata

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BISH 456725Botany

Chloris virgata

feather finger grass

As recorded: Chloris virgata Sw.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Lamoureux, C.H.
Collector number: 2033
Date: June 22, 1962
Locality: Kanaha Pond, near S side of the pond adjacent to the parking area and observation point
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

66 Bishop specimens of Chloris virgata · collected 1903–2023Species page ›

Chloris virgata observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 43 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-14.

Chloris virgata observed 2026-05-14

2026-05-14

Kalaeloa, HI, USA

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Chloris virgata observed 2026-05-14

2026-05-14

Kalaeloa, HI, USA

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Chloris virgata observed 2026-04-18

2026-04-18

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Chloris virgata observed 2026-04-18

2026-04-18

Maui County, HI, USA

no rights reserved

Chloris virgata observed 2025-03-06

2025-03-06

Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Chloris virgata observed 2025-02-14

2025-02-14

Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA

(c) Emmett Magnus Kearns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Chloris virgata. BISH 456725. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956550386. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/456725.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956550386 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026