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Wilkesia gymnoxiphium
As recorded: Wilkesia gymnoxiphium A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Spence, G.
- Collector number
- 185
- Date
- July 24, 1973
- Locality
- Waimea State Park Junction of Hwy. 55 w/old jeep rd. to Waimea Canyon
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 707 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 July 24, 1973, Spence, G. also collected 10 other specimens.
Wilkesia gymnoxiphium observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 281 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-25.
2026-08-25
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Kasey P., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-13
Iliau Nature Loop, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Kael Berkley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-11
Iliau Nature Loop, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-09
Waimea Canyon State Park, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Wilkesia gymnoxiphium. BISH 403040. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956621330. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/403040.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956621330 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026