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Hyparrhenia rufa
thatching grass
As recorded: Hyparrhenia rufa (Nees) Stapf
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Oppenheimer, H.L.
- Collector number
- H120504
- Date
- December 17, 2005
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana District, E of Manawainui Gulch (western)
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 107 m
- Identified by
- BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 17, 2005, Oppenheimer, H.L. also collected 2 other specimens.
Hyparrhenia rufa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2005. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 47 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-28.
2026-06-28
Kau Desert Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-27
Ka'aha Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-25
Kau Desert Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) pupa_babe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-16
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-30
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-01
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Hyparrhenia rufa. BISH 729634. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956245826. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/729634.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956245826 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026