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Agrostis stolonifera
Creeping Bent
As recorded: Agrostis stolonifera L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 1472
- Date
- August 5, 1936
- Locality
- Kealakekau, S. Kona
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,067 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 5, 1936, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 9 other specimens.
Agrostis stolonifera observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-26.

2026-01-26
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hilo, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-26
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hilo, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-26
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge, Hilo, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-04
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-07-28
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-27
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Agrostis stolonifera. BISH 785620. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956536895. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/785620.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956536895 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
