Rubus argutus
As recorded: Rubus argutus Link
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Rosaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 788
- Date
- September 8, 1966
- Locality
- on Mauna Loa Strip Road ~3.6 mi from intersection with Kona-Hilo Highway, into forest (plot 39)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,280 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 September 8, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 15 other specimens.
Rubus argutus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 270 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-07.

2026-10-07
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Bret Hammer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-30
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-29
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-26
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-15
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) Julia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-09
Princeville
(c) quartz_1327, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rubus argutus. BISH 21319. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956210179. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/21319.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956210179 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
