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Sporobolus virginicus
seashore dropseed
As recorded: Sporobolus virginicus (L.) Kunth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.; Fosberg, V.O.F. Raymond Fosberg →V.O. Fosberg →
- Collector number
- 13426
- Date
- December 26, 1936
- Locality
- Moomomi
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1966, -157.1535 ± 2,594 m
- Elevation
- 10 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 26, 1936, Fosberg, F.R.; Fosberg, V.O. also collected 11 other specimens.
Still here: Sporobolus virginicus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-06-26.
2024-06-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-18
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) kenttrulsson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-05-13
Papohaku Beach Park, Moloka'i, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2005-01-30
Molokai, Hawaii, USA
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sporobolus virginicus. BISH 759463. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956672445. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/759463.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956672445 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026