Salsola tragus
Tumbleweed
As recorded: Salsola tragus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Ishikawa, S.Derral R. Herbst →S. Ishikawa →
- Collector number
- 5373
- Date
- June 23, 1975
- Locality
- Along road between Waikaloa & Mamalahoa Highway
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 610 m
- Identified by
- Mosyakin, S.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 23, 1975, Herbst, D.R.; Ishikawa, S. also collected 4 other specimens.
Salsola tragus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 44 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-25.
2026-07-25
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-19
Maui County, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-04-19
Maui County, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-04-18
Maui County, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-01-21
L. Honoapi'ilani Rd./Polynesian Shores (to Kapalua), Napili-Honokowai, HI 96761, USA
(c) cgchimera, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-15
Farrington Hwy, Ewa Beach, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Salsola tragus. BISH 410016. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956366852. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/410016.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956366852 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026