BISH 424114Botany

Oplismenus hirtellus

Basket Grass

As recorded: Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P.Beauv.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.R.S. Cowan →Harold St.John →
Collector number: 22164
Date: September 10, 1946
Locality: Chittoin
Island: Ebon Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

264 Bishop specimens of Oplismenus hirtellus · collected 1851–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 10, 1946, St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S. also collected 23 other specimens.

Oplismenus hirtellus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8,773 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

Sandy Spring, MD 20860, USA

(c) vanillapineapple, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

Mozzo, Lombardia, IT

(c) olga_zero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25

日本、〒206-0001 東京都多摩市和田

(c) WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-25

安徽省合肥市肥西县紫蓬镇恐怖城紫蓬山国家森林公园

(c) yinxi chen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Florida's Turnpike N, Hialeah, FL, US

(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Popular Ridge, Charlottesville, VA, US

(c) Ethan Skuches, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Oplismenus hirtellus. BISH 424114. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956301095. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/424114.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956301095 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026