BISH 124522Botany

Eleusine indica

Goose Grass

As recorded: Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Bryan Jr., E.H.
Collector number: 949
Date: April 6, 1935
Locality: Swains Island
Island: Swains Island
Region: American Samoa
Elevation: 24 m
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

476 Bishop specimens of Eleusine indica · collected 1836–2023Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 6, 1935, Bryan Jr., E.H. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Eleusine indica observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12,945 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

Kiskunfélegyháza, Kiskunfélegyháza, vasútállomás, 6100 Magyarország

(c) Kis Szabolcs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Stevens St, West Cape May, NJ, US

(c) Daniel Morton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

NW 97th Ave, Hialeah, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Hialeah, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

38160 Saint-Marcellin, France

(c) Nicolas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Uenokoen, Taito, Tokyo, JP

(c) ken_pa77, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Eleusine indica. BISH 124522. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956307867. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/124522.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956307867 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026