Cenchrus ciliaris
buffelgrass
As recorded: Cenchrus ciliaris L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Crago, L.M.; Imada, C.; Silbernagle, M.L.M. Crago →C.T. Imada →M. Silbernagle →
- Collector number
- 2005-067
- Date
- February 23, 2005
- Locality
- Pearl Harbor National Wildlife Refuge, Oahu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3580, -158.0210
- Identified by
- Cope, T.A.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On February 23, 2005, Crago, L.M.; Imada, C.; Silbernagle, M. also collected 9 other specimens.
Still here: Cenchrus ciliaris observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2005. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 212 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-13.

2026-10-13
Pokole St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-28
Kalihi - Palama, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Cheryl Stinchcomb, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-21
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) thejoyofnature, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) morgana-e, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-04
Lunalilo Freeway Portables, Honolulu, HI 96826, USA
no rights reserved

2026-09-01
Kamehameha Hwy, Halawa, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cenchrus ciliaris. BISH 717264. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956202104. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/717264.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956202104 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
