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Cirsium vulgare
As recorded: Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 41
- Date
- July 9, 1966
- Locality
- Muana Loa Strip Road Ca. 7.5 miles toward summit from intersection with the Kona-Hilo Hwy; or ca. 1 mile past the 5,000 ft elevation sign and 1 mile before the relatively recent aa flow with rain gauge (plot 21)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,585 m
- 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 July 9, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 20 other specimens.
Cirsium vulgare observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 103 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.

2026-10-19
Maui, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-17
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
no rights reserved

2026-08-10
Mauna Kea Access Road, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-15
Lanaʻi, Lānaʻi City, HI, US
(c) Kona Dancil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-14
Lanaʻi, Lānaʻi City, HI, US
(c) Kona Dancil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-28
Lanai Ave, Lānaʻi City, HI, US
(c) emcguirt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cirsium vulgare. BISH 20568. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956206676. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/20568.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956206676 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
