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Aira caryophyllea
Silver Hairgrass
As recorded: Aira caryophyllea L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Faccenda, K.; Sprague, J.K. Faccenda →John Sprague →
- Collector number
- 3211
- Date
- June 23, 2023
- Locality
- Lanaihale, radio infrastructure.
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 970 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 23, 2023, Faccenda, K.; Sprague, J. also collected 15 other specimens.
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Cenchrus setosus
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Chrysopogon aciculatus
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Crotalaria incana
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Digitaria orbata
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Eucalyptus paniculata
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Kalanchoe houghtonii
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Lachnagrostis filiformis
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Microlaena stipoides
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Oplismenus hirtellus
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Pentapogon
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Sacciolepis indica
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Sporobolus africanus
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Zoysia matrella
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Aira caryophyllea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2023. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-01.
2026-08-01
Mauna Loa Observatory Road, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-12
Puu Oo Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-13
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-05
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-18
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-08-05
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Aira caryophyllea. BISH 794045. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956425577. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/794045.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956425577 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026