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Setaria parviflora
knotroot bristlegrass
As recorded: Setaria parviflora (Poir.) Kerguélen
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 1636
- Date
- October 29, 1936
- Locality
- Kalihikai, Hanalei
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 91 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 29, 1936, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 10 other specimens.
Setaria parviflora observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 486 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-05.
2026-09-05
Crater Rim Dr, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-02
Pahoa
(c) ron_123, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-30
Pahoa, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-08
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-02
Diamond Head / Kapahulu / St. Louis Heights, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Emmett Magnus Kearns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-26
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Setaria parviflora. BISH 786481. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956556334. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/786481.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956556334 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026