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Trisetum glomeratum
mountain pili
As recorded: Koeleria glomerata Kunth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Stuessy, T.F.
- Collector number
- 6148
- Date
- May 30, 1982
- Locality
- Ca. 28 miles up Saddle Rd. from Hilo, then 6.4 miles north toward Mauna Kea
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.7650, -155.4538 ± 444 m
- Elevation
- 2,925 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On May 30, 1982, Stuessy, T.F. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Trisetum glomeratum observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 54 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-27
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-21
Honokaa, 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)

2026-08-01
Captain Cook, 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
Trisetum glomeratum. BISH 503295. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956658915. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/503295.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956658915 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
