BISH 593694Botany

Cynodon dactylon

Bermuda grass

As recorded: Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Herbst, D.R.; Falanruw, M.V.C.M.V.C. Falanruw →Derral R. Herbst →
Collector number: 6793
Date: April 29, 1982
Locality: Sabanettan Unai Babui
Island: Tinian
Region: Northern Mariana Islands
Elevation: 15 m
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

280 Bishop specimens of Cynodon dactylon · collected 1851–2026Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Cynodon dactylon observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 13,057 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Castle Hills, TX, US

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

2026-10-27

S 31st St, Temple, TX, US

no rights reserved

2026-10-26

Troy University, Troy, AL, US

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

2026-10-26

שמורת טבע החולה, ישראל

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

2026-10-26

CR-22, Pike Road, AL, US

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

2026-10-26

Baden, Niederösterreich, Austria

(c) Martin A. Prinz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cynodon dactylon. BISH 593694. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956198685. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/593694.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956198685 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026