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Festuca myuros
As recorded: Festuca myuros L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 386
- Date
- March 28, 1967
- Locality
- Hawaii Volcanos National Park, Bird Park (Kipuka Puaulu),
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,219 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 28, 1967, Herbst, D.R. also collected 5 other specimens.
Festuca myuros observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 31 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09
Hawaii County, HI, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Festuca myuros. BISH 769330. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956606320. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/769330.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956606320 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
