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Bromus hordeaceus

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BISH 786564Botany

Bromus hordeaceus

common soft brome

As recorded: Bromus hordeaceus L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by
Degener, O.
Collector number
27762
Date
June 23, 1940
Locality
Base of Puu Kaua Waianae Range
Island
Oʻahu
Region
Hawaii, United States
Identified by
Faccenda, K.
Record type
Preserved specimen
60 Bishop specimens of Bromus hordeaceus · collected 1844–2026Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 23, 1940, Degener, O. also collected 7 other specimens.

Astelia menziesiana

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Kadua affinis

Botany

Melicope clusiifolia

Botany

Neraudia melastomifolia

Botany

Scaevola mollis

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Scaevola mollis

Botany

Scaevola mollis

Botany

Bromus hordeaceus observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1940. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-02.

Bromus hordeaceus observed 2026-03-02

2026-03-02

Kauai County, HI, USA

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Bromus hordeaceus. BISH 786564. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956356888. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/786564.

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