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Oplismenus compositus
Awned Panick Grass
As recorded: Oplismenus compositus (L.) P.Beauv.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Whitney, L.D.
- Collector number
- 4178
- Date
- April 11, 1936
- Locality
- Wall Hotel, Keauhou, Kona
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 11, 1936, Whitney, L.D. also collected 3 other specimens.
Oplismenus compositus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 41 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.
2026-10-17
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-16
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Bella Hunter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-10
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-05-22
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-01-09
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) yerbasanta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-12-14
Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Oplismenus compositus. BISH 786423. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956287190. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/786423.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956287190 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026