Trachypogon spicatus
Giant Spear Grass
Photo: (c) Mauricio Mercadante, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) (iNaturalist)
2
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1910
First collected
1941
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1910 by Hitchcock, A.S. (Mexico: Vicinity of Mexico, Dist. Fed). The Museum last collected it in 1941; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as October 24, 2026.
Alive today
404 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild since 2000. Most recent first.
2026-10-24
Mossel Bay Local Municipality, South Africa
(c) pg_coetzee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
2026-10-22
Seadrift, TX, US
(c) katefern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Benson, AZ 85602, USA
(c) Doan G., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
Seadrift, TX, US
(c) Emily Ramey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Sealy, TX 77474, USA
(c) C. D. Winker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Rincon Creek Trail, Vail, AZ, US
(c) sierrainwinter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Refuge Lake Dam, Sealy, TX 77474, USA
(c) C. D. Winker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-07
Benson, AZ, US
(c) sierrainwinter, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)