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Briza minor
Little quaking-grass
As recorded: Briza minor L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Wood, K.R.; Kirkpatrick, M.; Aquraiuja, R.R. Aquraiuja →Megan Kirkpatrick →Kenneth R. Wood →
- Collector number
- 15499
- Date
- May 2, 2013
- Locality
- Hanalei District. Awaawapuhi, north facing slopes.
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 975 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Briza minor observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2013. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-30.

2026-08-30
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-28
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-02
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-06-08
Kōkeʻe State Park, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-20
Hawaiʻi, Kaʻū, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-08-18
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Briza minor. BISH 778652. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956490247. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/778652.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956490247 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
