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Pluchea fosbergii
As recorded: Pluchea × fosbergii Cooperr. & Galang
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Spence, G.Derral R. Herbst →G.J. Spence →
- Collector number
- 5228
- Date
- February 26, 1975
- Locality
- Along cane road, ca. 0.5 mi from Polihale State Park
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- 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 February 26, 1975, Herbst, D.R.; Spence, G. also collected 12 other specimens.
Pluchea fosbergii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 45 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-16.
2026-04-16
Makena State Park, Kihei, HI, USA
(c) Sandy Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-11
Kalaheo, HI, US
(c) mstone2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-10-30
C6RV+3R, MCBH, HI 96734, USA
(c) laura4814, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-10
Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, Maalaea, HI, US
(c) Chalon Boesel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-05
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-01-18
Kahuku, HI 96731, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pluchea fosbergii. BISH 409917. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956136578. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/409917.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956136578 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026