Scleria lithosperma

As recorded: Scleria lithosperma (L.) Sw.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae

Collected by: Stemmermann, R.L.
Collector number: 3506
Date: August 1, 1978
Locality: W end of runway, SW of Colonia
Island: Yap
Region: Micronesia
Identified by: Fosberg, F.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

96 Bishop specimens of Scleria lithosperma · collected 1893–2010Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 1, 1978, Stemmermann, R.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Scleria lithosperma observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 76 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Big Pine Key, FL 33043, USA

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

2026-10-23

Miami-Dade County, FL, USA

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

2026-09-23

947台灣屏東縣滿州鄉, 加都魯溪

(c) 洪阿愷, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-10

947台灣屏東縣滿州鄉, 加都魯溪

(c) 洪阿愷, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-10

947台灣屏東縣滿州鄉, 加都魯溪

(c) 洪阿愷, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-12

North Key Largo, FL 33037, USA

(c) Josiah Londerée, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Cite this specimen

Scleria lithosperma. BISH 503368. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956448799. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/503368.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956448799 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026