Blepharidachne kingii
King's eyelash grass
As recorded: Blepharidachne kingii (S.Watson) Hack.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Woodley, L.; Gustafson, R.R. Gustafson →Derral R. Herbst →L. Woodley →
- Collector number
- 6890
- Date
- April 25, 1983
- Locality
- Black Mountains; Salsberry Pass
- Region
- California, United States
- Elevation
- 1,010 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 25, 1983, Herbst, D.R.; Woodley, L.; Gustafson, R. also collected 13 other specimens.
Atrichoseris platyphylla
Botany
Blepharidachne kingii
Botany
Chaenactis carphoclinia
Botany
Distichlis spicata
Botany
Ephedra californica
Botany
Euphorbia parishii
Botany
Nemacladus orientalis
Botany
Pectocarya linearis
Botany
Phacelia vallis-mortae
Botany
Psathyrotes ramosissima
Botany
Psorothamnus fremontii
Botany
Senna armata
Botany
Xylorhiza tortifolia
Botany
Blepharidachne kingii observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 59 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-18.
2026-05-18
Inyo National Forest, Inyo County, US-CA, US
(c) Michelle Skip Vasquez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-03
Inyo County, CA, USA
(c) Trevor Van Loon, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-03
Inyo County, CA, USA
(c) Matt Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-29
Tonopah, NV, US
(c) Denali Lowder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-28
Tonopah, NV, US
(c) Denali Lowder, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-25
East Railroad Springs Road, Goldfield, NV, US
(c) LM Cunningham, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Blepharidachne kingii. BISH 634436. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956272030. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/634436.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956272030 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026