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Ruppia maritima

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BISH 147371Botany

Ruppia maritima

widgeongrass

As recorded: Ruppia maritima L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Ruppiaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 587 Mo
Date: September 1, 1912
Locality: Pupoo [sp?] Fish Pond
Island: Molokaʻi
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

64 Bishop specimens of Ruppia maritima · collected 1912–2016Species page ›

Ruppia maritima observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1912. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-05-04.

Ruppia maritima observed 2024-05-04

2024-05-04

Kalaoa, HI 96740, USA

(c) Michael Sthreshley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ruppia maritima observed 2023-11-18

2023-11-18

Island of Hawaiʻi, Kalaoa, HI, US

(c) JRBeachy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ruppia maritima observed 2023-03-28

2023-03-28

Kauai County, HI, USA

(c) Steven Kurniawidjaja, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ruppia maritima observed 2022-12-11

2022-12-11

Kauai County, HI, USA

(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Ruppia maritima observed 2022-01-26

2022-01-26

Kauai, Hawaii, United States

(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Ruppia maritima. BISH 147371. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956300736. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/147371.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956300736 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026