BISH 642508Botany

Eleusine indica

Goose Grass

As recorded: Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 24384
Date: May 18, 1946
Locality: Engebi
Island: Enewetak Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Elevation: 15 m
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

476 Bishop specimens of Eleusine indica · collected 1836–2023Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 18, 1946, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Eleusine indica observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. 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 642508. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956667022. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/642508.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956667022 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026