
Gomphrena globosa
Globe amaranth
As recorded: Gomphrena globosa L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Williams, L.O.
- Collector number
- 6515
- Date
- December 1, 1929
- Locality
- Peru: Alto Rio Huallaga; Dept. San Martin
- Region
- Peru
- Elevation
- 630 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 1, 1929, Williams, L.O. also collected 5 other specimens.
Gomphrena globosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 504 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Bell County, US-TX, US
(c) Ryan Dillard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
湖北省武汉市武昌区中国科学院武汉植物园
(c) jiangez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Allende, N.L., MX
(c) Andrea Martínez Herrera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Shoreline Dr, Redwood City, CA, US
(c) maggie_av, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
8WWJ+7MJ, Verna, Lotli, Goa 403722, India
(c) Deyan Nadia Da'Silva, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Square du Sergent Aurélie Salel, Paris, Île-de-France, FR
(c) hestonbrocklehurst, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Gomphrena globosa. BISH 128609. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956607166. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/128609.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956607166 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
