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Chloris barbata
Finger Grass
As recorded: Chloris barbata Sw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Hitchcock, A.S.
- Collector number
- 14066
- Date
- July 19, 1916
- Locality
- Honolulu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 19, 1916, Hitchcock, A.S. also collected 13 other specimens.
Cenchrus echinatus
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Cenchrus echinatus
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Chloris barbata
Botany
Eragrostis tenella
Botany
Heteropogon contortus
Botany
Oplismenus compositus
Botany
Oplismenus hirtellus
Botany
Oplismenus hirtellus
Botany
Paspalum conjugatum
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Setaria adhaerens
Botany
Setaria verticillata
Botany
Sporobolus diandrus
Botany
Sporobolus diandrus
Botany
Chloris barbata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1916. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,042 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
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2026-10-18
Queen St + Emily St, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-13
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-13
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-13
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Kamehameha Hwy E, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Chloris barbata. BISH 785713. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956516081. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/785713.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956516081 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026