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Elephantopus mollis
As recorded: Elephantopus mollis Kunth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Quayle, E.H.
- Collector number
- 21
- Date
- September 16, 1921
- Locality
- Tautau canyon, waterhouse, below S slope
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 60 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 16, 1921, Quayle, E.H. also collected 2 other specimens.
Elephantopus mollis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,924 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

2026-10-23
Belo Monte, São Tomé e Príncipe
(c) Luis Jordão, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-19
Island Club Rd, Singapore, SG, SG
(c) ruddy2410, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
橫山鄉
(c) Cecilia Chen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
310台灣新竹縣竹東鎮上坪里45-7號
(c) georgesu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
臺北市北投區奇岩路
(c) jameslin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Ruifang District, New Taipei City, TW
(c) Steve Wu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Elephantopus mollis. BISH 131808. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956697592. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/131808.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956697592 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
