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Eremochloa ophiuroides
Centipede Grass
As recorded: Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Lau, T.; Ziegner, K.Tina Lau →K. Ziegner →
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- July 23, 1998
- Locality
- East range 2-1, Schofield Army Barracks, NW of Forest Reserve boundary
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 329 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 23, 1998, Lau, T.; Ziegner, K. also collected 1 other specimen.
Eremochloa ophiuroides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1998. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-12.

2026-10-12
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-10
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-09
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-06-11
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-06-04
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-09-25
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Eremochloa ophiuroides. BISH 777969. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956325128. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/777969.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956325128 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
