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Phragmites karka
As recorded: Phragmites karka (Retz.) Trin. ex Steud.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 38225
- Date
- August 14, 1956
- Locality
- Miyako Jima - Sugar Mill 0.8 km. S of Kawamitsu
- Island
- Miyako Jima
- Region
- Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 14, 1956, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 6 other specimens.
Phragmites karka observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1956. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 559 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
648台灣雲林縣西螺鎮福興里
(c) 歐陽秀華, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
733台灣臺南市東山區
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Taitung, TW-TA, TW
(c) Casper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
712台灣臺南市新化區東崙子頂
(c) Alan Yang（台灣赤楊）, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
736台灣臺南市柳營區
(c) garlice99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-02
Taiwan, TW
(c) Shang-Kwei Wang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Phragmites karka. BISH 49241. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956667462. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/49241.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956667462 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026