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BISH 21485Botany
Gamochaeta purpurea
As recorded: Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 953
- Date
- June 22, 1967
- Locality
- End of Hilina Pali Road, 1.5 mi down Hilina Pali Switchback Trail. Found near two large Metrosideros trees located about 10 m. from a sharp hairpin turn in trail and just below a small forest of trees
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 465 m
- Identified by
- Alford, M.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 22, 1967, Newell, C.L. also collected 16 other specimens.
Gamochaeta purpurea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2022-12-23.
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gamochaeta purpurea. BISH 21485. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956174497. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/21485.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956174497 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026

