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Cyanea hardyi
As recorded: Cyanea hardyi Rock
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 1058
- Date
- April 17, 1968
- Locality
- ~3.25 mi from Haena on Kalalau trail
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 213 m
- Identified by
- Lammers, T.G.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 17, 1968, Herbst, D.R. also collected 3 other specimens.
Cyanea hardyi observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2021-11-23.

2021-11-23
Hawaii, US
(c) Matthew Kahokuloa, Jr., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2016-08-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyanea hardyi. BISH 29038. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956530612. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/29038.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956530612 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
