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Festuca myuros
rattail sixweeks grass
As recorded: Festuca myuros L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 402
- Date
- March 29, 1967
- Locality
- Saddle Road, about 26 miles from Hilo
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,829 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 29, 1967, Herbst, D.R. also collected 14 other specimens.
Avena fatua
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Bromus catharticus
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Bromus diandrus
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Chenopodium oahuense
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Deschampsia nubigena
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Eragrostis atropioides
Botany
Hordeum murinum
Botany
Luzula hawaiiensis
Botany
Nassella cernua
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Nassella cernua
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Poa pratensis
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Poa pratensis
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Rytidosperma pilosum
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Trisetum glomeratum
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Festuca myuros observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 30 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
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
2026-08-27
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Festuca myuros. BISH 769337. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956470368. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/769337.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956470368 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026