Heteropogon contortus

tanglehead

As recorded: Heteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 24823
Date: June 11, 1946
Locality: Tinian, SE coast, NE of Lalo Point
Island: Tinian
Region: Northern Mariana Islands
Elevation: 70 m
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

223 Bishop specimens of Heteropogon contortus · collected 1851–2024Species page ›

Collected the same day

On June 11, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Heteropogon contortus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,574 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

SH-16, Hebbronville, TX, US

(c) Rosario Douglas, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-27

7V3Q+RRJ, Giddalur, Gadikota, Andhra Pradesh 516217, India

(c) Khirsagar Sahu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Polokwane Ext 30, Polokwane, 0700, South Africa

(c) Rebecca Ryen Stols, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

2026-10-24

SR-386, Tucson, AZ, US

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

2026-10-24

Globe, AZ, US

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

2026-10-23

CMX8+PMV, Malghonghsa, Jharkhand 835103, India

(c) Sandipan Das, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Heteropogon contortus. BISH 124983. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956239656. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/124983.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956239656 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026