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BISH 21931Botany
Bidens amplectens
As recorded: Bidens amplectens Sherff
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 11138
- Date
- 1931
- Locality
- Kaena, Nihoa Gulch
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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
Bidens amplectens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-17.

2026-02-17
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved

2005-03-19
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Gerry Carr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2002-02-23
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Gerry Carr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Bidens amplectens. BISH 21931. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956631517. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/21931.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956631517 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
