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Sporobolus virginicus
seashore dropseed
As recorded: Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Munro, G.C.
- Collector number
- 88
- Date
- September 13, 1913
- Locality
- Paomai Coast
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.9274, -156.9828 ± 4,794 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On September 13, 1913, Munro, G.C. also collected 13 other specimens.
Heliotropium curassavicum
Botany
Heliotropium curassavicum
Botany
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Botany
Ipomoea pes-caprae
Botany
Lycium sandwicense
Botany
Lycium sandwicense
Botany
Scaevola taccada
Botany
Scaevola taccada
Botany
Scaevola taccada
Botany
Sporobolus virginicus
Botany
Sporobolus virginicus
Botany
Tribulus cistoides
Botany
Tribulus cistoides
Botany
Still here: Sporobolus virginicus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1913. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-12-11.
2025-12-11
HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-24
Kaiolohia Bay, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) j_deslippe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-15
Lanaʻi, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) j_deslippe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-06-20
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2019-09-29
Lanai City, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-08-19
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Eric Koberle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sporobolus virginicus. BISH 120503. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956620370. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/120503.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956620370 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026