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Eragrostis tenella in life
In life — Feather Lovegrass, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Kuan-Chieh (Chuck) Hung, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Kuan-Chieh (Chuck) Hung
BISH 677082Botany

Eragrostis tenella

Feather Lovegrass

As recorded: Eragrostis tenella (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by
Corn, C.
Date
September 24, 1977
Locality
Polihale Beach dune area.
Region
Hawai`i, United States
Coordinates
22.0833, -159.7333
Record type
Preserved specimen
98 Bishop specimens of Eragrostis tenella · collected 1895–2022Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Eragrostis tenella observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-05-27.

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

Cite this specimen

Eragrostis tenella. BISH 677082. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 36755057. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/677082.

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