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Eragrostis elongata
Close-headed Love-grass
As recorded: Eragrostis elongata (Willd.) J.Jacq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Wood, K.R.; Carroll, C.C. Carroll →Kenneth R. Wood →
- Collector number
- 6227
- Date
- May 5, 1997
- Locality
- Paaiki; just N of Milolii Ridge road before dropping intp Paaiki
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 823 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Eragrostis elongata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1997. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-21.

2025-09-21
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-18
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-15
Kīlauea, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-21
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
no rights reserved

2025-01-06
Moanalua, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-11-08
Hawaiʻi, Hilo, HI, US
(c) dyogi2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Eragrostis elongata. BISH 650495. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956432799. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/650495.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956432799 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
