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Chloris virgata
feather finger grass
As recorded: Chloris virgata Sw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Warren, S.
- Collector number
- K-26
- Date
- April 10, 1987
- Locality
- Approximately 400 m SW of intersection of roads to LZ-1 and LZ-3; on S side of road; area recently burned
- Island
- Kahoʻolawe
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 10, 1987, Warren, S. also collected 13 other specimens.
Chloris virgata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 43 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-14.

2026-05-14
Kalaeloa, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-05-14
Kalaeloa, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-04-18
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-04-18
Maui County, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2025-03-06
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-14
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Emmett Magnus Kearns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Chloris virgata. BISH 632881. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956166978. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/632881.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956166978 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
