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Bidens cosmoides
cosmosflower beggarticks
As recorded: Bidens cosmoides (A.Gray) Sherff
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Gillett, G.W.
- Collector number
- 1763
- Date
- June 7, 1965
- Locality
- Halemanu, Kokee area At the parking area for the Waimea Canyon lookout
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,100 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 7, 1965, Gillett, G.W. also collected 1 other specimen.
Bidens cosmoides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1965. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-30.
2026-05-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-20
Hawaii, US
(c) petroicatraversi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Sam Rickert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Bidens cosmoides. BISH 100179. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956396594. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/100179.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956396594 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026