BISH 124805Botany

Eragrostis viscosa

Sticky Love Grass

As recorded: Eragrostis amabilis (L.) Wight & Arn.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 34305
Date: February 16, 1952
Locality: Ujae Islet; Village
Island: Ujae Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Elevation: 2 m
Identified by: Herbst, D.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

256 Bishop specimens of Eragrostis viscosa · collected 1845–2019Species page ›

Collected the same day

On February 16, 1952, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 20 other specimens.

Eragrostis viscosa observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1952. 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)

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Cite this specimen

Eragrostis viscosa. BISH 124805. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956321001. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/124805.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956321001 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

Data-quality notes from GBIF

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