Rubus argutus
As recorded: Rubus argutus Link
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Rosaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 930
- Date
- June 20, 1967
- Locality
- Thurston Lava Tube parking lot, ~3 m toward Tube, turn right up narrow jeep road (plot 4)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,190 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 June 20, 1967, Newell, C.L. also collected 15 other specimens.
Rubus argutus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1967. 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 21462. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956454247. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/21462.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956454247 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
