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Erigeron sumatrensis
tropical horseweed
As recorded: Erigeron sumatrensis Retz.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Herat, T.; Herat, R.; Higashino, P.K.R. Herat →T.R. Herat →Paul K. Higashino →
- Collector number
- 773
- Date
- June 27, 1974
- Locality
- Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Kau District; by Hilina Pali Rd., in Kipuka Nene shelter area
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 970 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 27, 1974, Herat, T.; Herat, R.; Higashino, P.K. also collected 23 other specimens.
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Bidens pilosa
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Bulbostylis capillaris
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Cenchrus echinatus
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Centaurium erythraea
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Chloris gayana
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Crotalaria retusa
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Dianella sandwicensis
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Eriocapitella hupehensis
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Indigofera suffruticosa
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Ipomoea indica
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Lantana camara
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Physalis peruviana
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Pipturus albidus
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Pteridium aquilinum
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Raphanus raphanistrum
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Scaevola kilaueae
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Setaria parviflora
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Sida fallax
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Waltheria indica
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Wikstroemia phillyreifolia
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Erigeron sumatrensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 128 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-21.
2026-09-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-26
Kīlauea Iki Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-26
Nuuanu - Punchbowl, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-07-25
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-21
E Manoa Rd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-25
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) adelrocini, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Erigeron sumatrensis. BISH 410570. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956312014. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/410570.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956312014 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026