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Lipochaeta lavarum
As recorded: Lipochaeta lavarum (Gaudich.) DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Gardner, R.C.
- Collector number
- 379
- Date
- February 18, 1975
- Locality
- Hwy 31; 4.8 miles SE of Ulupalakau Ranch Office
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 500 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 18, 1975, Gardner, R.C. also collected 2 other specimens.
Lipochaeta lavarum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-10-17.

2025-10-17
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-30
Wailuku, HI 96793, USA
no rights reserved

2024-07-30
Wailuku, HI 96793, USA
no rights reserved

2024-04-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2011-04-05
Kaho‘olawe, Hawaii, USA
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2010-06-22
Kaho‘olawe, Hawaii, USA
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lipochaeta lavarum. BISH 418986. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956319478. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/418986.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956319478 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
