BISH 593644Botany

Sporobolus diandrus

tussock dropseed

As recorded: Sporobolus diandrus (Retz.) P.Beauv.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Herbst, D.R.; Falanruw, M.V.C.M.V.C. Falanruw →Derral R. Herbst →
Collector number: 6801
Date: April 29, 1982
Locality: Sabanettan Chiget
Island: Tinian
Region: Northern Mariana Islands
Elevation: 30 m
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

67 Bishop specimens of Sporobolus diandrus · collected 1911–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On April 29, 1982, Herbst, D.R.; Falanruw, M.V.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Sporobolus diandrus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 101 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21

Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US

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

2026-09-28

Malaysia

(c) Fatimah Nekmat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-27

945台灣屏東縣牡丹鄉

(c) 蔣孟, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-08-26

Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA

no rights reserved

2026-08-10

Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA

no rights reserved

2026-08-09

VGJ2+XXC, Paral Banda, Rajasthan 323307, India

(c) Noopur🍀, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Sporobolus diandrus. BISH 593644. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956693798. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/593644.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956693798 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026