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Senecio sylvaticus
Heath Groundsel
As recorded: Senecio sylvaticus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Christ, J.H.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- 1957
- Locality
- Mauna Kea, above Saddle Rd., near Humuula
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2,270 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
Senecio sylvaticus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.

2026-10-10
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
no rights reserved

2025-03-25
Island of Hawaiʻi, Kealakekua, HI, US
(c) kili_kawaiaea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-05-09
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-08-17
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-03-04
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2019-10-31
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) rosanise, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Senecio sylvaticus. BISH 121464. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956254684. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/121464.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956254684 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
