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BISH 786519Botany
Polypogon viridis
water beard grass
As recorded: Polypogon viridis (Gouan) Breistr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 4000
- Date
- June 14, 1956
- Locality
- N. Kohala, Waikii
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,433 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Polypogon viridis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2024-12-06.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Polypogon viridis. BISH 786519. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956215773. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/786519.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956215773 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026