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Sporobolus virginicus

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BISH 759456Botany

Sporobolus virginicus

seashore dropseed

As recorded: Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae

Collected by: Chisholm, D.R.
Collector number: s.n.
Date: December 1, 1931
Locality: Midway Atoll
Island: Midway Atoll
Region: Hawaii, U.S. Outlying Islands
Coordinates: 28.2000, -177.3833
Identified by: Clayton, W.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

174 Bishop specimens of Sporobolus virginicus · collected 1845–2024Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Sporobolus virginicus observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2022-10-04.

Sporobolus virginicus observed 2022-10-04

2022-10-04

Midway, Midway Atoll, UM

(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Sporobolus virginicus observed 2022-09-12

2022-09-12

Midway, Midway Atoll, UM

(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Sporobolus virginicus. BISH 759456. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956531997. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/759456.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956531997 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026