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Eragrostis viscosa
Sticky Love Grass
As recorded: Eragrostis amabilis (L.) Wight & Arn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Evans, M.
- Collector number
- 464
- Date
- August 8, 1965
- Locality
- Falalop Island; In village
- Island
- Woleai Atoll
- Region
- Yap, Micronesia
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 8, 1965, Evans, M. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Centella asiatica
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Ceratopteris thalictroides
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Chrysopogon aciculatus
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Cyperus polystachyos
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Echinochloa crus-galli
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Eclipta prostrata
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Eleusine indica
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Eleusine indica
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Fuirena umbellata
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Ipomoea batatas
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Laportea ruderalis
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Leptopetalum biflorum
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Ludwigia octovalvis
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Ludwigia octovalvis
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Morinda citrifolia
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Paspalum vaginatum
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Pipturus argenteus
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Pseuderanthemum maculatum
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Spermacoce remota
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Tacca leontopetaloides
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Vigna marina
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Eragrostis viscosa observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 35 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-12.
2026-04-12
Polokwane Local Municipality, South Africa
(c) Dimakatjo Mothapo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-05
North West, BW
(c) Robert Taylor, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-03-20
Lephalale, Limpopo, ZA
(c) Nico Lubcker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-03
Manimutharu, Tamil Nadu, India
(c) Christopher Guna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-26
Ongwediva, Namibia
(c) Ben Strohbach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-23
JC6H+GPF, Mandunyane, Botswana
(c) wearytaco, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Eragrostis viscosa. BISH 81705. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956535253. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/81705.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956535253 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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