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Festuca myuros
rattail sixweeks grass
As recorded: Festuca myuros L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Stemmermann, L.; Montgomery, S.L.Steven L. Montgomery →R.L. Stemmermann →
- Collector number
- RLS 3830
- Date
- June 12, 1979
- Locality
- Kapapala Ahupuaa, SE slope of Mauna Loa, Kapapala forest E of Kau forest heading SE toward Maluikeao. Transect 84, Station 22.
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,640 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 12, 1979, Stemmermann, L.; Montgomery, S.L. also collected 2 other specimens.
Festuca myuros observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 31 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Haleakalā National Park, 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)
2026-10-09
Hawaii County, HI, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Festuca myuros. BISH 804145. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546520406. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/804145.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546520406 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026