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Rytidosperma racemosum
Clustered Wallaby-grass
As recorded: Rytidosperma racemosum var. racemosum
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Welton, P.
- Collector number
- 1658
- Date
- June 28, 1992
- Locality
- East Maui, Haleakala Center, Halemau trail switchbacks
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2,149 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 28, 1992, Welton, P. also collected 4 other specimens.
Rytidosperma racemosum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
Maui, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Mauna Loa Observatory Road, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-05
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Captain Cook, 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
Rytidosperma racemosum. BISH 780237. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956441186. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/780237.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956441186 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026