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Avena barbata
As recorded: Avena barbata Pott ex Link
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Warshauer, F.R.; NULL
- Collector number
- FRW 2175
- Date
- April 2, 1979
- Locality
- Kaa Ahupuaa, Along Awalua Road. Transect La, Station 14.
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 427 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 2, 1979, Warshauer, F.R.; NULL also collected 6 other specimens.
Avena barbata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-26.

2026-07-26
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-26
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-12
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-10-29
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-03-05
Hawaii, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Avena barbata. BISH 805594. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 6546538563. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/805594.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 6546538563 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
