Oplismenus hirtellus
Basket Grass
As recorded: Oplismenus hirtellus (L.) P.Beauv.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Whistler, W.A.
- Collector number
- W2897
- Date
- July 23, 1975
- Locality
- On a ridge on the south side of Mt.Tau
- Island
- Tutuila
- Region
- American Samoa
- Elevation
- 200 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 23, 1975, Whistler, W.A. also collected 19 other specimens.
Alyxia bracteolosa
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Alyxia stellata
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Bulbophyllum membranaceum
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Cyclophyllum barbatum
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Dendrobium catillare
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Dendrobium comatum
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Dendrobium goldfinchii
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Diospyros foliosa
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Diospyros samoensis
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Erythrospermum acuminatissimum
Botany
Ixora samoensis
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Leucosyke corymbulosa
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Maesa tongensis
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Mucuna gigantea
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Rourea minor
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Scleria polycarpa
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Scleria scrobiculata
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Syzygium dealatum
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Wikstroemia oahuensis
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Oplismenus hirtellus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8,768 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
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)
2026-10-24
Waitetuna, New Zealand
(c) mark_smale, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Oplismenus hirtellus. BISH 430407. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956161139. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/430407.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956161139 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026