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Chloris barbata
Finger Grass
As recorded: Chloris barbata Sw.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 31287
- Date
- February 3, 1950
- Locality
- Base of Kagman Peninsula, near Chacha
- Island
- Saipan
- Region
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Elevation
- 60 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 3, 1950, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 5 other specimens.
Chloris barbata observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1950. 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
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
724台灣臺南市七股區
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
no rights reserved

2026-10-22
Xinyi Rd, Xinhua District, Tainan City, TW
(c) naturalist129227, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chloris barbata. BISH 123721. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956512946. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/123721.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956512946 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
