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Gamochaeta purpurea
Purple Cudweed
As recorded: Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 962
- Date
- June 22, 1967
- Locality
- End of Hilina Pali Rd, 200 m. W of rainshelter. W of pahoehoe lava flow, N of large trailside Metresideros tree (plot 2)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 670 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.
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Centaurium erythraea
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Cynodon dactylon
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Desmodium incanum
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Desmodium uncinatum
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Digitaria setigera
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Gamochaeta purpurea
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Gamochaeta purpurea
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Lysimachia arvensis
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Nephrolepis brownii
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Oxalis corniculata
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Portulaca pilosa
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Salvia coccinea
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Sporobolus africanus
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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 21494. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956350882. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/21494.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956350882 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026