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Portulaca pilosa
shaggy portulaca
As recorded: Portulaca pilosa L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 25385
- Date
- December 21, 1954
- Locality
- Kau District: Green Beach, Kaulani, in ash slope
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 9 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 December 21, 1954, St.John, H. also collected 14 other specimens.
Boerhavia glabrata
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Fimbristylis cymosa
Botany
Heteropogon contortus
Botany
Jacquemontia sandwicensis
Botany
Lipochaeta integrifolia
Botany
Lycium sandwicense
Botany
Portulaca pilosa
Botany
Portulaca pilosa
Botany
Scaevola taccada
Botany
Sida
Botany
Sida fallax
Botany
Sida fallax
Botany
Sida fallax
Botany
Sporobolus virginicus
Botany
Portulaca pilosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1954. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 257 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-29
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-29
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-08-24
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-11
HI, US
(c) Riley M, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-04
S Kihei Rd, Kihei, HI, US
(c) leelovesnature1111, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Portulaca pilosa. BISH 413582. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956663323. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/413582.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956663323 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026