Sporobolus fertilis
Bloomsbury Grass
As recorded: Sporobolus fertilis (Steud.) Clayton
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Hotta, M.
- Collector number
- 5646
- Date
- June 1, 1960
- Locality
- In Havelu loto village, south of Nukualofa
- Island
- Tongatapu Island
- Region
- Tonga
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Sporobolus fertilis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1960. 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 126948. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956213315. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/126948.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956213315 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026