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Cenchrus setaceus
Fountain Grass
As recorded: Cenchrus setaceus (Forssk.) Morrone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Oppenheimer, H.L.; Bustamente, K.; Ade, M.; Jokiel, J.M. Ade →Keahi M. Bustamente →Jim Maragos Or Paul Jokiel →Hank L. Oppenheimer →
- Collector number
- H81801
- Date
- August 8, 2018
- Locality
- E Maui, Wailuku District, Keokea, S of Puu O Kali, near Kekuawahaulaula
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 305 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Cenchrus setaceus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2018. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 435 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
Loloku St @ Nearside Ma'a Way (Park & Ride), Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA
(c) Robert Hansen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Lanikai Pillbox, Kailua, HI, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) redsara, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Kailua-Kona, HI, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cenchrus setaceus. BISH 775320. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956374204. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/775320.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956374204 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026