Chloris barbata

Finger Grass

As recorded: Chloris barbata Sw.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Christophersen, E.
Collector number: 980
Date: October 30, 1929
Locality: Naval Station, on reservoir trail
Island: Tutuila
Region: American Samoa
Elevation: 100 m
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

243 Bishop specimens of Chloris barbata · collected 1902–2023Species page ›

Collected the same day

On October 30, 1929, Christophersen, E. also collected 20 other specimens.

Chloris barbata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5,748 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

724台灣臺南市七股區

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2026-10-26

724台灣臺南市七股區

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2026-10-23

Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA

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2026-10-22

Xinyi Rd, Xinhua District, Tainan City, TW

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2026-10-20

Pingtung, Taiwan, Taiwan

(c) 方伊琳(阿鈣), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19

735台灣臺南市下營區

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Cite this specimen

Chloris barbata. BISH 123700. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956383545. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/123700.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956383545 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026