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Sporobolus elongatus
slender rat's tail grass
As recorded: Sporobolus elongatus R.Br.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Faccenda, K.
- Collector number
- 2905
- Date
- December 26, 2022
- Locality
- Maunaloa town, intersection of Maunaloa Rd. and N Wai'eli St
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 314 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 26, 2022, Faccenda, K. also collected 18 other specimens.
Bothriochloa macra
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Bothriochloa pertusa
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Chloris virgata
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Cynodon dactylon
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Dichanthium annulatum
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Digitaria ciliaris
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Digitaria insularis
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Eleusine indica
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Eragrostis barrelieri
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Eragrostis barrelieri
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Eragrostis barrelieri
Botany
Eragrostis tenuifolia
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Hyparrhenia hirta
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Hyparrhenia rufa
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Melinis repens
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Sporobolus fertilis
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Urochloa distachyos
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Urochloa plantaginea
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Sporobolus elongatus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2022. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 38 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-03.
2026-08-03
Kaunaʻoa Dr, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-01
Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park, Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-29
Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-29
Queen Kaʻahumanu Hwy, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-14
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-04
Hilo Post Office, Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) yerbasanta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sporobolus elongatus. BISH 788792. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956483450. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/788792.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956483450 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026