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Lepturus repens
Stalky Grass
As recorded: Lepturus repens var. septentrionalis Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 34942
- Date
- October 22, 1953
- Locality
- Wake; Peale Islet, W end
- Island
- Wake Island
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 22, 1953, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 13 other specimens.
Lepturus repens observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 106 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-14.
2026-09-14
Pitcairn Islands, PN
(c) Jelle van der velde, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-31
KI
(c) Reizo Knapp, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-30
Line Islands, KI
(c) Reizo Knapp, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-23
South Pacific Ocean, French Polynesia, PF
(c) kaeliswift, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-05
台灣澎湖縣望安鄉
(c) chiuluan, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-06-05
台灣澎湖縣望安鄉將軍村
(c) chiuluan, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Lepturus repens. BISH 125485. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956439171. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/125485.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956439171 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026