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Eleusine indica
Goose Grass
As recorded: Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Poaceae
- Collected by
- Evans, M.
- Collector number
- 487
- Date
- August 8, 1965
- Locality
- On abandoned airstrip. Falalop
- Island
- Woleai Atoll
- Region
- Yap, Micronesia
- Elevation
- 4 m
- Identified by
- Clayton, W.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 8, 1965, Evans, M. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Eleusine indica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1965. 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 81719. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956233461. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/81719.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956233461 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
