Chloris barbata

Finger Grass

As recorded: Chloris barbata Sw.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 24407
Date: May 18, 1946
Locality: Engebi Island
Island: Enewetak Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Elevation: 3 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 May 18, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Chloris barbata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. 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

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2026-10-19

735台灣臺南市下營區

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Cite this specimen

Chloris barbata. BISH 123737. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956654988. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/123737.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956654988 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026