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Panicum nephelophilum
As recorded: Panicum nephelophilum Gaudich.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 12:00 AM
- Date
- February 19, 1986
- Locality
- East Molokai, Kamiloloa, E of S fork Kaunakakai gulch
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 549 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 19, 1986, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 5 other specimens.
Panicum nephelophilum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1986. 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 514559. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956137913. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/514559.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956137913 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
