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Festuca rubra
As recorded: Festuca rubra L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Faccenda, K.
- Collector number
- 3599
- Date
- July 10, 2024
- Locality
- Mauna Kea, about 3 km up the access road on right side past the grove of trees.
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2,197 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 10, 2024, Faccenda, K. also collected 4 other specimens.
Festuca rubra observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2024. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Maui, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Maui, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-22
Kawika Pl, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-16
Puhimau Crater, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Festuca rubra. BISH 796611. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956234715. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/796611.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956234715 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
