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Poa pratensis
Kentucky bluegrass
As recorded: Poa pratensis L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Goff, R.A.
- Collector number
- 18
- Date
- July 13, 1928
- Locality
- Puu Oo
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 13, 1928, Goff, R.A. also collected 10 other specimens.
Poa pratensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1928. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-01.
2026-09-01
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-30
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-27
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-06
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-29
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-17
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Poa pratensis. BISH 783852. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956664899. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/783852.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956664899 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026