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Polypogon fugax
Asian minor rabbit’s-foot grass
As recorded: Polypogon fugax Nees ex Steud.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Nagata, K.M.
- Collector number
- 3834
- Date
- March 22, 1988
- Locality
- Mt Kaala, Waianae Mts
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 914 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 22, 1988, Nagata, K.M. also collected 1 other specimen.
Polypogon fugax observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-28.
2025-06-28
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-06-28
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-04-08
Kure Atoll, HI, US
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-02
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-06-02
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Polypogon fugax. BISH 526262. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956258702. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/526262.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956258702 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026