Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Veronica plebeia
Australian Speedwell
As recorded: Veronica plebeia R.Br.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Plantaginaceae
- Collected by
- Herat, T.; Herat, R.; Higashino, P.K.R. Herat →T.R. Herat →Paul K. Higashino →
- Collector number
- 970
- Date
- July 8, 1974
- Locality
- Kau Distr., Kilauea Forest Reserve, close to IBP study site
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,680 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 July 8, 1974, Herat, T.; Herat, R.; Higashino, P.K. also collected 19 other specimens.
Asplenium lobulatum
Botany
Asplenium normale
Botany
Asplenium sphenotomum
Botany
Buddleja asiatica
Botany
Carex alligata
Botany
Clermontia hawaiiensis
Botany
Coprosma rhynchocarpa
Botany
Elaphoglossum wawrae
Botany
Hydrangea arguta
Botany
Hydrangea arguta
Botany
Hypericum parvulum
Botany
Ilex anomala
Botany
Juncus planifolius
Botany
Juncus tenuis
Botany
Korthalsella complanata
Botany
Myoporum sandwicense
Botany
Peperomia macraeana
Botany
Pipturus albidus
Botany
Stenogyne calaminthoides
Botany
Veronica plebeia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1974. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 27 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-10.
2026-08-10
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-25
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-01
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-02-23
Puu Oo Horse Trail, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-09-18
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Veronica plebeia. BISH 410656. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956273030. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/410656.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956273030 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026