Sporobolus elongatus
Hairy Grass
57
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1920
First collected
2024
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Sporobolus elongatus, most mentions first.
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
2024
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2024: VolumeEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 4 pages
2019
Hawaiian naturalized vascular plants checklist (February 2019 update)Imada, C. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 4 pages
2022
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2022: VolumeEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2008
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2007Evenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2007
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2007: VolumeEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
1998
Notes on the grasses of Hawaii: new records, corrections, and name changesHerbst, D.R. & W.R. Clayton · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Where Bishop collected it
11 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1920 by Westgate, J.M. (Oʻahu).
From the collection
Alive today
38 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.

2026-08-03
Kaunaʻoa Dr, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-01
Puʻuhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park, Hōnaunau-Nāpōʻopoʻo, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-29
Kaloko-Honokōhau National Historical Park, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-29
Queen Kaʻahumanu Hwy, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-14
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-04
Hilo Post Office, Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) yerbasanta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-28
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-18
Kekaa Dr, Kaanapali, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
