Eragrostis viscosa
Sticky Love Grass
As recorded: Eragrostis amabilis (L.) Wight & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Branckamp, R.J.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- October 10, 1936
- Locality
- Peale Islet
- Island
- Wake Island
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 10, 1936, Branckamp, R.J. also collected 19 other specimens.
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Cordia subcordata
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Cynodon dactylon
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Cynodon dactylon
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Digitaria ciliaris
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Euphorbia heterophylla
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Euphorbia hirta
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Euphorbia hypericifolia
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Euphorbia prostrata
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Heliotropium anomalum
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Heliotropium velutinum
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Hibiscus rosa-sinensis
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Ipomoea violacea
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Lepturus repens
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Lepturus repens
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Phyllanthus niruri
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Portulaca lutea
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Sesuvium portulacastrum
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Thespesia populnea
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Eragrostis viscosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1936. 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 124791. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956683707. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/124791.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956683707 ↗
- 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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