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Oplismenus hirtellus in life
In life — Basket Grass, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by James Bailey
BISH 667132Botany

Oplismenus hirtellus

Basket Grass

As recorded: Oplismenus hirtellus var. hirtellus

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by
Corn, C.
Collector number
s.n.
Date
March 21, 1978
Locality
Along Kaluanui stream
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
21.5841, -157.9096 ± 64 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
264 Bishop specimens of Oplismenus hirtellus · collected 1851–2025Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On March 21, 1978, Corn, C. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Still here: Oplismenus hirtellus observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 36 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-15.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Oplismenus hirtellus. BISH 667132. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956194824. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/667132.

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