Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Ichnanthus nemorosus
pasto, creeping bedgrass
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)
Order
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Genus
Ichnanthus
Species
nemorosus
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Cryptogenic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Ichnanthus nemorosus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=948. Accessed 31 October 2026.