BISH 18111Botany

Sporobolus fertilis

Bloomsbury Grass

As recorded: Sporobolus fertilis (Steud.) Clayton

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Grant, M.L.
Collector number: 3648
Date: May 28, 1930
Locality: Dist. Papara Valley
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Elevation: 1 m
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

124 Bishop specimens of Sporobolus fertilis · collected 1915–2024Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 28, 1930, Grant, M.L. also collected 22 other specimens.

Sporobolus fertilis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. 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 18111. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956487504. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/18111.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956487504 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026