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Setaria parviflora
knotroot bristlegrass
As recorded: Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Yoshida, L.
- Collector number
- 79.05
- Date
- February 28, 1979
- Locality
- ahupuaa of Halepuaa in the Puna District of Hawaii
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.5333, -154.8500
- Elevation
- 91 m
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On February 28, 1979, Yoshida, L. also collected 15 other specimens.
Still here: Setaria parviflora observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-07-11.

2025-07-11
Opelu St, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-08
Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-07-08
Ainaloa, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-03-09
Leilani Estates, HI 96778, USA
(c) John, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-01-07
Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-01-07
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Setaria parviflora. BISH 655992. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956562084. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/655992.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956562084 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
