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Panicum nephelophilum
As recorded: Panicum nephelophilum Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.
- Collector number
- 1163
- Date
- September 12, 1985
- Locality
- Makaha Valley; 1.5 miles down Makaha Ridge Road from Hwy. 550.
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 905 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Panicum nephelophilum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-30.

2026-05-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-26
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-05-18
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Panicum nephelophilum. BISH 494548. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956172656. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/494548.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956172656 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
