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Pluchea indica
Indian marsh fleabane
As recorded: Pluchea indica (L.) Less.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Spence, G.
- Collector number
- 353
- Date
- October 23, 1973
- Locality
- Highway 44, North West Lanai, near Beach
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 3 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 October 23, 1973, Spence, G. also collected 11 other specimens.
Pluchea indica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 462 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Molokaʻi, Hoolehua, HI, US
(c) Caitlin Hazelquist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
N Kihei Rd, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Waipahu, HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-25
Haiku, HI 96708, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-21
Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, Maalaea, HI 96753, USA
(c) pickin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pluchea indica. BISH 403057. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956281351. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/403057.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956281351 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
