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Euphorbia hirta

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BISH 410490Botany

Euphorbia hirta

Asthma Plant

As recorded: Euphorbia hirta L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae

Collected by: Herat, T.; Herat, R.; Higashino, P.K.R. Herat →T.R. Herat →Paul K. Higashino →
Collector number: 851
Date: June 30, 1974
Locality: Volcanoes National Park, Kau, Halape beach, some distance from west shelter
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
Record type: Preserved specimen

386 Bishop specimens of Euphorbia hirta · collected 1864–2021Species page ›

Euphorbia hirta observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 795 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.

Euphorbia hirta observed 2026-10-20

2026-10-20

United States

(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Euphorbia hirta observed 2026-10-18

2026-10-18

Queen St + Emily St, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA

no rights reserved

Euphorbia hirta observed 2026-10-13

2026-10-13

Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA

(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Euphorbia hirta observed 2026-10-13

2026-10-13

Waialua, HI 96791, USA

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Euphorbia hirta observed 2026-10-06

2026-10-06

Kamehameha Hwy, Pearl City, HI, US

(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Euphorbia hirta observed 2026-10-04

2026-10-04

University Ave, Honolulu, HI, US

(c) Nathan Nguyen, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Euphorbia hirta. BISH 410490. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956273029. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/410490.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956273029 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026