Deschampsia nubigena
Alpine Hairgrass
277
Bishop specimens
3
Type specimens
1903
First collected
2026
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Deschampsia nubigena, most mentions first.
2025
Liverworts (Marchantiophyta) of the Kauaʻi summits, Hawaiʻi, with two new state records and five new island recordsJudziewicz, E.J., Faccenda, K. & Frieire, A.V. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
2016
New plant records from Maui,, Hawai`i, and Kure AtollStarr, F. & Starr, K. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
2015
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2015: VolumeEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 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 · 1 page
2018
New plant records from Midway Atoll, Kaho‘olawe Island, and MauiStarr, F. & Starr, K. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2017
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2017: VolumeEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2015
New plant records from Maui, Kaho`olawe, and Kaua`iStarr, F. & Starr, K. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2014
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2014: VolumeEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Where Bishop collected it
50 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1903 by Couter, F.E. (Hawaiʻi Island).
From the collection
Alive today
133 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.

2026-10-22
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-21
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-01
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-20
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-12
Puu Oo Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-12
Puu Oo Trail, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-09
Mauna Loa Rd, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-06
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Matthew Webb, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
