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Poa pratensis
Kentucky bluegrass
As recorded: Poa pratensis L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Higashino, P.K.
- Collector number
- 804a
- Date
- June 18, 1975
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana District, Haleakala National Park, Koolau Gap, Halemauu Trail
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7367, -156.2113 ± 2,224 m
- Elevation
- 2,233 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 18, 1975, Higashino, P.K. also collected 7 other specimens.
Still here: Poa pratensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-10-14.

2023-10-14
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-18
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Poa pratensis. BISH 627338. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956645391. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/627338.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956645391 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
