Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Hyparrhenia rufa
thatching grass
As recorded: Hyparrhenia rufa (Nees) Stapf
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Stemmermann, R.L.
- Collector number
- 7158
- Date
- June 23, 1987
- Locality
- Manuka-Kipuka Kaupuaa
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 8 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Hyparrhenia rufa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 47 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-28.
2026-06-28
Kau Desert Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-27
Ka'aha Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-25
Kau Desert Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) pupa_babe, 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)
2026-05-30
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-01
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hyparrhenia rufa. BISH 511527. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956283231. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/511527.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956283231 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026