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Sporobolus virginicus
seashore dropseed
As recorded: Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Starr, F.; Starr, K.Forest Starr →Kim Starr →
- Collector number
- 050224-13
- Date
- February 24, 2005
- Locality
- Kaohikaipu, Oahu
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 24, 2005, Starr, F.; Starr, K. also collected 19 other specimens.
Achyranthes aspera
Botany
Atriplex semibaccata
Botany
Bidens alba
Botany
Boerhavia diffusa
Botany
Boerhavia repens
Botany
Chloris barbata
Botany
Chloris barbata
Botany
Digitaria ciliaris
Botany
Distimake aegyptius
Botany
Eleusine indica
Botany
Fimbristylis cymosa
Botany
Heliotropium velutinum
Botany
Leucaena leucocephala
Botany
Portulaca pilosa
Botany
Sporobolus pyramidatus
Botany
Talipariti tiliaceum
Botany
Tribulus cistoides
Botany
Tridax procumbens
Botany
Verbesina encelioides
Botany
Sporobolus virginicus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2005. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 282 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-16
Lāʻie, HI, US
(c) dude_mala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-08
Kealia Pond Coastal Boardwalk, Maalaea, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-14
Nalu Rd, Kapaa, HI, US
(c) Dillon Freiburger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sporobolus virginicus. BISH 729857. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956492088. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/729857.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956492088 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026