
Eragrostis viscosa
Sticky Love Grass
As recorded: Eragrostis amabilis (L.) Wight & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Cartier, C.
- Collector number
- 248
- Date
- June 25, 1990
- Locality
- Motu Fareone. Northwest corner of motu in clearing by house
- Island
- Moorea
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 2 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 25, 1990, Cartier, C. also collected 9 other specimens.
Eragrostis viscosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1990. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 36 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-19.

2026-05-19
Gaborone North, Gaborone, Botswana
(c) Christine Sydes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-12
Polokwane Local Municipality, South Africa
(c) Dimakatjo Mothapo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-05
North West, BW
(c) Robert Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-20
Lephalale, Limpopo, ZA
(c) Nico Lubcker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-03
Manimutharu, Tamil Nadu, India
(c) Christopher Guna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-26
Ongwediva, Namibia
(c) Ben Strohbach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Eragrostis viscosa. BISH 634359. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956309812. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/634359.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956309812 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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