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Chloris barbata
Finger Grass
As recorded: Chloris barbata Sw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Yanger, C.; Jacobi, J.D.; Yelenik, S.G.J.D. Jacobi →C. Yanger →S.G. Yelenik →
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- October 13, 2020
- Locality
- Hilo District
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 70 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 13, 2020, Yanger, C.; Jacobi, J.D.; Yelenik, S.G. also collected 1 other specimen.
Chloris barbata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2020. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,042 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
no rights reserved

2026-10-18
Queen St + Emily St, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
no rights reserved

2026-10-13
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-13
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
no rights reserved

2026-10-13
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Kamehameha Hwy E, 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
Chloris barbata. BISH 787556. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956196227. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/787556.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956196227 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
