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Heteropogon contortus
tanglehead
As recorded: Heteropogon contortus (L.) P.Beauv. ex Roem. & Schult.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Raulerson, L.
- Collector number
- 5188
- Date
- October 12, 1983
- Locality
- Fort Soledad hill, above and SW of Umatac
- Island
- Guam
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Heteropogon contortus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,582 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Tumkur, IN-KA, IN
(c) Malaika Mathew Chawla, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-28
Greater Tzaneen Local Municipality, South Africa
(c) richard_sachse, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-27
SH-16, Hebbronville, TX, US
(c) Rosario Douglas, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-27
7V3Q+RRJ, Giddalur, Gadikota, Andhra Pradesh 516217, India
(c) Khirsagar Sahu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Polokwane Ext 30, Polokwane, 0700, South Africa
(c) Rebecca Ryen Stols, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2026-10-25
Llano, TX 78643, USA
(c) Aida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Heteropogon contortus. BISH 507750. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956664347. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/507750.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956664347 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026