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Spinifex hirsutus
As recorded: Spinifex hirsutus Labill.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 24324
- Date
- December 4, 1950
- Locality
- Queensland; Cape Pallandra, 7 mi. N of Tounsville
- Region
- Queensland, Australia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 4, 1950, St.John, H. also collected 4 other specimens.
Spinifex hirsutus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1950. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 171 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-05.

2026-10-05
Denmark, AU-WA, AU
(c) jimmy_cordwell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-05
Carrickalinga SA 5204, Australia
(c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-05
Eucla, Dundas, Western Australia, Australia
(c) Wayne Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-05
Yankalilla SA 5203, Australia
(c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-25
JPH8+W3, Port Kennedy WA 6172, Australia
(c) Scotty Dee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-21
Carrickalinga SA 5204, Australia
(c) David Spencer Muirhead, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Spinifex hirsutus. BISH 126916. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956440954. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/126916.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956440954 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
