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Acanthospermum australe
Paraguayan starburr
As recorded: Acanthospermum australe (Loefl.) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 2328
- Date
- January 12, 1972
- Locality
- P.T.B.G., Lawai Valley
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 16 m
- 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
Collected the same day
On January 12, 1972, Herbst, D.R. also collected 5 other specimens.
Acanthospermum australe observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-28.
2026-06-28
Kau Desert Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-10
Waimea Canyon Dr, Lihue, HI, US
(c) Sean Ford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-13
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-15
Waimea Canyon State Park, Princeville, HI, US
(c) David Zipper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-05
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ramblinmetz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-01-13
Ka'u, HI, USA
(c) geoffabbott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Acanthospermum australe. BISH 402688. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956301985. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/402688.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956301985 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026