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Sporobolus fertilis
As recorded: Sporobolus fertilis (Steud.) Clayton
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Faccenda, K.
- Collector number
- 2906
- Date
- December 26, 2022
- Locality
- Maunaloa, intersection of Rt. 460 and Kalua Koi Rd
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 309 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 26, 2022, Faccenda, K. also collected 18 other specimens.
Bothriochloa macra
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Bothriochloa pertusa
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Chloris virgata
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Cynodon dactylon
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Dichanthium annulatum
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Digitaria ciliaris
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Digitaria insularis
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Eleusine indica
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Eragrostis barrelieri
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Eragrostis barrelieri
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Eragrostis barrelieri
Botany
Eragrostis tenuifolia
Botany
Hyparrhenia hirta
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Hyparrhenia rufa
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Melinis repens
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Sporobolus elongatus
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Urochloa distachyos
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Urochloa plantaginea
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Sporobolus fertilis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2022. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Kamehameha Statue, Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-19
Hoʻomaluhia Botanical Garden, Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) joshburb, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-05
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-10-30
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-10-10
Kīlauea, 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
Sporobolus fertilis. BISH 783497. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956287175. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/783497.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956287175 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026