Eragrostis viscosa
Sticky Love Grass
As recorded: Eragrostis amabilis (L.) Wight & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Eames, A.J.
- Collector number
- T 6
- Date
- February 7, 1921
- Locality
- Pago Pago
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 7, 1921, Eames, A.J. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Asplenium falcatum
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Blechnopsis orientalis
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Chloris barbata
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Chrysopogon aciculatus
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Cyanthillium cinereum
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Cyperus compressus
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Cyperus cyperinus
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Cyperus cyperinus
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Cyperus javanicus
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Echinochloa colonum
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Emilia sonchifolia
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Fimbristylis dichotoma
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Grona triflora
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Ipomoea littoralis
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Melastoma denticulatum
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Miscanthus floridulus
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Miscanthus floridulus
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Paspalum conjugatum
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Polygala paniculata
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Psychotria insularum
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Rhynchospora colorata
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Sphaeropteris vaupelii
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Eragrostis viscosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 35 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-12.
2026-04-12
Polokwane Local Municipality, South Africa
(c) Dimakatjo Mothapo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-05
North West, BW
(c) Robert Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-03-20
Lephalale, Limpopo, ZA
(c) Nico Lubcker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-03
Manimutharu, Tamil Nadu, India
(c) Christopher Guna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-26
Ongwediva, Namibia
(c) Ben Strohbach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-23
JC6H+GPF, Mandunyane, Botswana
(c) wearytaco, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Eragrostis viscosa. BISH 124730. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956665962. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/124730.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956665962 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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