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Senecio sylvaticus
Heath Groundsel
As recorded: Senecio sylvaticus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1069.M
- Date
- August 6, 1919
- Locality
- Crater of Haleakala
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 August 6, 1919, Forbes, C.N. also collected 11 other specimens.
Senecio sylvaticus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1919. 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 121472. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956671756. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/121472.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956671756 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026