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Hydrangea arguta
Kanawao
As recorded: Hydrangea arguta (Gaudich.) Y.De Smet & C.Granados
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cornales › Hydrangeaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 870
- Date
- January 31, 1968
- Locality
- North side of Stainback Highway 10 miles above junction with Highway 11
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 640 m
- Identified by
- BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 31, 1968, Herbst, D.R. also collected 11 other specimens.
Hydrangea arguta observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 537 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-09
Kaaipu Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Steffen Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hydrangea arguta. BISH 28342. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956191331. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/28342.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956191331 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026