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Digitaria radicosa
trailing crabgrass
As recorded: Digitaria radicosa (J.Presl) Miq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Whitney, L.D.
- Collector number
- 4074
- Date
- March 1, 1936
- Locality
- Mountains back of Punaluu Forest
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 1, 1936, Whitney, L.D. also collected 5 other specimens.
Digitaria radicosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 83 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
(c) Téa Loren, 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)

2026-09-07
E Makaala St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-12
Lihiwai St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-03
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-29
Tantalus Dr, 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
Digitaria radicosa. BISH 785847. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956511106. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/785847.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956511106 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
