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Eragrostis brownii
Brown's love grass
As recorded: Eragrostis brownii (Kunth) Nees ex Steud.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Harrison, B.
- Collector number
- 494
- Date
- September 19, 1973
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana FR, above N rim of Kiphulu
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,707 m
- Identified by
- St.John, H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Eragrostis brownii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 74 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-09.
2026-10-09
Hawaii County, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-08-18
Mauna Loa Rd, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-10
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-02
Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Mauna Loa Observatory Road, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Eragrostis brownii. BISH 459239. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956263042. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/459239.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956263042 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026