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Chrysopogon aciculatus
Wild Oat Grass
As recorded: Chrysopogon aciculatus (Retz.) Trin.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Degener, I.Isa Degener →Otto Degener →
- Collector number
- 33408
- Date
- June 15, 1973
- Locality
- 3 miles makai of Belt Road; near Ocean View Estates
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Davidse, G.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 15, 1973, Degener, O.; Degener, I. also collected 1 other specimen.
Chrysopogon aciculatus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 99 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-28.
2026-06-28
Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-27
Kau Desert Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-03
Lanai City, HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-24
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-22
Round Top Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-21
Round Top Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chrysopogon aciculatus. BISH 630163. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956339232. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/630163.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956339232 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026