Sporobolus fertilis
Bloomsbury Grass
As recorded: Sporobolus fertilis (Steud.) Clayton
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Setchell, W.A.
- Collector number
- 150
- Date
- May 26, 1922
- Locality
- District of Punaauia
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 26, 1922, Setchell, W.A. also collected 1 other specimen.
Sporobolus fertilis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 144 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Kamehameha Statue, Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) rathbunjon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Mogfog, Guam
(c) Gabriel, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-11
Japan
(c) kouta138, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Renkoji 5-Chōme, Tama, Tokyo, JP
(c) kokotora, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-15
中国山东省青岛市即墨区
(c) orcinusss, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sporobolus fertilis. BISH 126943. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956221335. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/126943.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956221335 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026