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Sonchus asper
As recorded: Sonchus asper (L.) Hill
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Ishikawa, S.Derral R. Herbst →S. Ishikawa →
- Collector number
- 5610
- Date
- December 17, 1975
- Locality
- Puna Dist.; land of Olaa; Volcano transfer dump
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,036 m
- Identified by
- Lamoureux, C.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 17, 1975, Herbst, D.R.; Ishikawa, S. also collected 6 other specimens.
Sonchus asper observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-01-12.
2026-01-12
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Sam Rickert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-14
Hosmer Nature Trail, Kula, HI, US
(c) auden hedera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-18
Kipuka Puʻu Huluhulu Trail, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Nick T., some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
2024-04-02
Maui, Kula, HI, US
(c) Liam Ehrman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-21
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-07-28
Kīlauea, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Travis Castle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Sonchus asper. BISH 409966. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956257933. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/409966.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956257933 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026