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Lolium arundinaceum
tall fescue
As recorded: Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) Darbysh.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Warshauer, F.R.; NULL
- Collector number
- FRW 1994
- Date
- July 16, 1978
- Locality
- Kahuku Ahupuaa, SW slope of Mauna Loa, heading WNW from below and S of Puuokeokeo toward highway 11 above Papa. Transect 70, Station 12.
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,629 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Lolium arundinaceum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.

2026-10-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-11
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Jake Gross, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2025-12-11
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Jake Gross, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2022-06-29
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-06-28
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lolium arundinaceum. BISH 805315. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546525492. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/805315.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546525492 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
