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Festuca rubra
red fescue
As recorded: Festuca rubra L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Faccenda, K.; NULL
- Collector number
- 2657
- Date
- August 16, 2022
- Locality
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, old horse pastures about 200 m N of Tree Molds Road at the base of Mauna Loa Strip Road
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,217 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 16, 2022, Faccenda, K.; NULL also collected 4 other specimens.
Festuca rubra observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2022. 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 803564. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546527466. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/803564.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546527466 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026