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Digitaria violascens
Violet Crabgrass
As recorded: Digitaria violascens Link
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Funk, E.J.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- November 12, 1991
- Locality
- Keopuka Lands, Captain Cook.
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 12, 1991, Funk, E.J. also collected 11 other specimens.
Digitaria violascens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 79 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-04.

2026-09-04
Makolu St, Pearl City, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-01
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) rathbunjon, 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)

2026-06-09
Aiea, HI 96701, USA
no rights reserved

2026-06-08
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved

2026-05-25
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, 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
Digitaria violascens. BISH 767463. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956146595. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/767463.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956146595 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
