Youngia japonica
Oriental false hawksbeard
As recorded: Youngia japonica (L.) DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Moran, R.V.
- Collector number
- 4999
- Date
- March 19, 1955
- Locality
- Okinawa, Ryukyu Islans: Behind sea wall, Baten
- Island
- Okinawa
- Region
- Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Coordinates
- 26.1750, 127.7750
- Identified by
- Walker, E.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Youngia japonica observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1955. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 15 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
900-0006, Japan
(c) roserain63, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-11
上地2丁目, 沖縄市, 沖縄県, JP
(c) Tね, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-08
Chatan Park, Chatan, Okinawa, JP
(c) Josh/Joshua, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-08
Mihama, Chatan, Okinawa, JP
(c) Josh/Joshua, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-17
日本、〒901-0152 沖縄県那覇市小禄
(c) WATANABE Hitoshi 渡辺仁, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-11-24
Makishi 3-Chōme, Naha, Okinawa, JP
(c) Sabi Berger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Youngia japonica. BISH 133561. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956171831. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/133561.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956171831 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026