Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Bromus diandrus
ripgut brome
As recorded: Bromus diandrus Roth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 1432a
- Date
- July 6, 1936
- Locality
- Maunaloa, Kilauea
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,829 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 6, 1936, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 6 other specimens.
Bromus diandrus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-17
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-06
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-28
Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US
(c) pupa_babe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-10
Mauna Kea Access Road, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Spencer Boesdorfer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-07
Kipuka Puʻu Huluhulu Trail, Holualoa, 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
Bromus diandrus. BISH 785662. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956469676. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/785662.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956469676 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
