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Digitaria violascens
Violet Crabgrass
As recorded: Digitaria violascens Link
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Whitney, L.D.
- Collector number
- 4073
- 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 violascens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 79 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-04.
2026-09-04
Makolu St, Pearl City, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-01
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-27
Ka'aha Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-09
Aiea, HI 96701, USA
no rights reserved
2026-06-08
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved
2026-05-25
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 violascens. BISH 785853. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956458121. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/785853.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956458121 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026