Digitaria insularis
Sourgrass
As recorded: Digitaria insularis (L.) Mez ex Ekman
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Santos, J.V.
- Collector number
- 1900
- Date
- August 28, 1941
- Locality
- Grasses of the Region of teh Rio De Bavispe, Northeastern Sonora, Mexico: El Rancho de los Robles, 5 miles N of Pilares
- Region
- Mexico
- Elevation
- 914 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 28, 1941, Santos, J.V. also collected 2 other specimens.
Digitaria insularis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1941. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 301 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.
2026-10-18
Queen St + Emily St, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-13
Rincon Creek Trail, Benson, AZ, US
(c) sierrainwinter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Pima County, AZ, USA
(c) Dan Beckman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Ewa Beach, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-25
Kapolei, HI 96707, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-09
Kamehameha Hwy, Halawa, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Digitaria insularis. BISH 127184. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956572926. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/127184.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956572926 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026