BISH 571842Botany

Schizachyrium brevifolium

As recorded: Schizachyrium brevifolium (Sw.) Nees ex Buse

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 25664
Date: July 18, 1946
Locality: Arakabesan Island, W side
Island: Ngarakabesang Island
Region: Palau
Elevation: 11 m
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

18 Bishop specimens of Schizachyrium brevifolium · collected 1908–1996Species page ›

Collected the same day

On July 18, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Schizachyrium brevifolium observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 20 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-17.

2026-10-17

Nanjing, CN-JS, CN

(c) 老山敬德, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17

江苏省镇江市句容市方家山

(c) 老山敬德, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17

Zhenjiang, CN-JS, CN

(c) 老山敬德, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-11

Onjeong-myeon, Uljin-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea

(c) Suyoung Jung, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-11

Onjeong-myeon, Uljin-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea

(c) Suyoung Jung, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-22

Taiwan

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

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Schizachyrium brevifolium. BISH 571842. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956469194. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/571842.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956469194 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026