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Eragrostis unioloides
Chinese lovegrass
As recorded: Eragrostis unioloides (Retz.) Nees ex Steud.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; Imada, C.; Takeuchi, W.C.T. Imada →Wayne N. Takeuchi →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Collector number
- 5969
- Date
- March 13, 1988
- Locality
- Puna District, along highway SE of Lava Tree State Monument ca. 1 mi past junction of road to Kapoho on Hwy. to Kapoho
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 200 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 13, 1988, Wagner, W.L.; Imada, C.; Takeuchi, W. also collected 14 other specimens.
Buchnera pusilla
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Buchnera pusilla
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Cyperus haspan
Botany
Cyperus polystachyos
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Cyperus sanguinolentus
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Cyrtandra lysiosepala
Botany
Epilobium ciliatum
Botany
Eragrostis elongata
Botany
Gesneriaceae
Botany
Melicope pseudoanisata
Botany
Peperomia hypoleuca
Botany
Peperomia hypoleuca
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Peperomia macraeana
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Rhynchospora caduca
Botany
Eragrostis unioloides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.
2026-10-04
Kalanianaole St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
Piopio St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-13
Island of Hawaiʻi, Keaau, HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-04
E Kawili St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-12
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-08
Island of Hawaiʻi, Hilo, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Eragrostis unioloides. BISH 530224. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956134649. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/530224.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956134649 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026