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Briza minor

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BISH 616253Botany

Briza minor

Little quaking-grass

As recorded: Briza minor L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Takeuchi, W.N.
Collector number: 5738
Date: April 1, 1989
Locality: Puuwaawaa, E. perimeter of the 1986 burn
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 853 m
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

81 Bishop specimens of Briza minor · collected 1841–2026Species page ›

Briza minor observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-30.

Briza minor observed 2026-08-30

2026-08-30

Honokaa, HI, US

(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Briza minor observed 2026-04-28

2026-04-28

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Briza minor observed 2026-03-02

2026-03-02

Kauai County, HI, USA

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Briza minor observed 2024-06-08

2024-06-08

Kōkeʻe State Park, Princeville, HI, US

(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Briza minor observed 2023-07-20

2023-07-20

Hawaiʻi, Kaʻū, HI, US

(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Briza minor observed 2022-08-18

2022-08-18

Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Briza minor. BISH 616253. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956271946. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/616253.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956271946 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026