Oplismenus hirtellus
As recorded: Oplismenus hirtellus var. hirtellus
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Corn, C.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- July 20, 1977
- Locality
- Windward side of northern part of Kalepa Ridge
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 22.0000, -159.3333
- Identified by
- Snow, N.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 20, 1977, Corn, C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Oplismenus hirtellus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-03-23.

2026-03-23
Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA
(c) Tyson Ehlers, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-29
Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA
(c) Maxxum Fioriti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-21
Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA
(c) Steven (Esteban) Mendez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-24
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Matthew Gilbert Koons, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)

2025-06-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Connor Nussbaum, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-02-08
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Elijah Okeefe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Oplismenus hirtellus. BISH 667133. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956418975. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/667133.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956418975 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
