
Eleocharis montevidensis
sand spikerush
As recorded: Eleocharis montevidensis Kunth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Thorne, R.F.; Dourley, J.J. Dourley →R.F. Thorne →
- Collector number
- 37338
- Date
- October 10, 1967
- Locality
- San Gabriel Mts., Angeles NF, Jackson Lake, NW end
- Region
- California, United States
- Elevation
- 1,867 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Eleocharis montevidensis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 145 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-12.

2026-08-12
Angeles MRCA Open Space, Los Angeles, California, United States
(c) Morgan Stickrod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-29
North Carolina, US
no rights reserved

2026-07-22
Mission Viejo, CA, US
(c) Caleb Martinez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-16
Inyo County, CA, USA
(c) Dylan Layfield, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-08
Northwood High School, Irvine, CA, US
(c) Sunny Zhang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-30
Dover-Coast, Newport Beach, CA 92660, USA
(c) Elliott Gonshor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Eleocharis montevidensis. BISH 403756. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956223188. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/403756.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956223188 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
