Andropogon
Beard Grass
Photo: (c) Vanessa Voelker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Vanessa Voelker (iNaturalist)
4
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1973
First collected
1993
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Andropogon, most mentions first.
2019
Hawaiian naturalized vascular plants checklist (February 2019 update)Imada, C. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 8 pages
2010
Notes on grasses (Poaceae) in Hawai‘i: 2Snow, N. & Lau, S. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 6 pages
2025
Imada, C.T., Faccenda, K., Thomas, M.K., Gallaher, T., Oppenhemier, H., Kennedy, B. & Kalei, A. (eds.) Hawaiian native & naturalized vascular plants checklist (2025 update). 780 pp. [published online 6 November 2025]· Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 5 pages
2023
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2023: VolumeEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 5 pages
2024
A natural history survey of North Halawa Valley, O‘ahu, Hawai‘i.. Bishop Museum Bulletins in Cultural and Environmental Sciences 5, 84 ppPolhemus, D.A., Howarth, F.G.& Miller, S.E. (editors) · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 4 pages
2013
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 1994–2013: IndexEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 4 pages
2002
Index to the Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for the years 1994 through 2000Evenhuis, N.L. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 3 pages
2002
Stream and botanical survey of an unnamed tributary flowing into Pu‘u Ka ‘Ele Reservoir and Pila‘a Stream, Pila‘a, Kilauea, Kaua‘iEnglund, R.A., C. Imada & D.J. Preston · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 3 pages
Where Bishop collected it
1 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1973 by Raynal, J. (Tahiti). The Museum last collected it in 1993; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 23, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
1,184 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-23
Maui, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Kapiʻolani Blvd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Danielle Frohlich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Old Volcano Rd, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Brian Savage, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Pahala, HI 96777, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)