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Erigeron sumatrensis
tropical horseweed
As recorded: Erigeron sumatrensis Retz.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 118
- Date
- July 20, 1966
- Locality
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Down Chain of Craters Rd. about 28.5 miles towards Kalapana from intersection with Crater Rim Rd.; or about 0.2 miles before Queens Bath. Located 0.25 mile up Royal Estates Rd., not far from HVNP boundry (Plot 27)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 50 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 20, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Desmodium incanum
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Digitaria ciliaris
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Digitaria fuscescens
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Digitaria violascens
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Emilia fosbergii
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Euphorbia thymifolia
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Fimbristylis cymosa
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Fimbristylis dichotoma
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Erigeron sumatrensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 128 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-21.
2026-09-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-26
Kīlauea Iki Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-26
Nuuanu - Punchbowl, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-07-25
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-21
E Manoa Rd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-25
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) adelrocini, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Erigeron sumatrensis. BISH 20644. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956247759. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/20644.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956247759 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026