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Verbesina encelioides
cowpen daisy
As recorded: Verbesina encelioides (Cav.) Benth. & Hook.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Lyon, H.L.
- Collector number
- 10311
- Date
- March 26, 1909
- Locality
- Waikapu
- 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 March 26, 1909, Lyon, H.L. also collected 5 other specimens.
Verbesina encelioides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 593 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
Molokaʻi, Hoolehua, HI, US
(c) Caitlin Hazelquist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-25
Kapolei, HI, US
(c) faerthen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) ahmccorm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
no rights reserved

2026-10-17
West Loch Estates, HI, US
(c) Nathan Nguyen, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-13
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Verbesina encelioides. BISH 121735. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956573497. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/121735.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956573497 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
