
Eleusine indica
Goose Grass
As recorded: Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 23853
- Date
- August 15, 1949
- Locality
- SE Islet of Runit Island
- Island
- Enewetak Atoll
- Region
- Marshall Islands
- Elevation
- 4 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 15, 1949, St.John, H. also collected 19 other specimens.
Eleusine indica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12,946 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
N. Allen St & Bradford St, Albany, NY 12206, USA
(c) coty rulison, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Kiskunfélegyháza, Kiskunfélegyháza, vasútállomás, 6100 Magyarország
(c) Kis Szabolcs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Stevens St, West Cape May, NJ, US
(c) Daniel Morton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
NW 97th Ave, Hialeah, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Hialeah, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
38160 Saint-Marcellin, France
(c) Nicolas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Eleusine indica. BISH 642485. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956299472. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/642485.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956299472 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
