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BISH 525704Botany
Lepturus repens
Stalky Grass
As recorded: Lepturus repens (G.Forst.) R.Br.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Takeuchi, W.N.Derral R. Herbst →Wayne N. Takeuchi →
- Collector number
- 9054
- Date
- June 18, 1988
- Locality
- W side of island
- Island
- Laysan
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Lepturus repens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-04-21.

2025-04-21
Kure Atoll, HI, US
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2006-11-07
Tern Island, Hawaii, USA
(c) Cory Gregory, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lepturus repens. BISH 525704. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956428837. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/525704.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956428837 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
