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Eragrostis unioloides
Chinese lovegrass
As recorded: Eragrostis unioloides (Retz.) Nees ex Steud.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 948
- Date
- February 25, 1968
- Locality
- Waiakea Experimental Station
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Brock, K.; Kennedy, B.K. Brock →Barbara Kennedy →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 25, 1968, Herbst, D.R. also collected 3 other specimens.
Eragrostis unioloides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.
2026-10-04
Kalanianaole St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
Piopio St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-13
Island of Hawaiʻi, Keaau, HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-04
E Kawili St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-12
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-08
Island of Hawaiʻi, Hilo, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Eragrostis unioloides. BISH 774356. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956461313. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/774356.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956461313 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026