BISH 421331Botany

Portulaca pilosa

shaggy portulaca

As recorded: Portulaca samoensis Poelln.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.R.S. Cowan →Harold St.John →
Collector number: 21797
Date: August 28, 1946
Locality: Likiep Island.
Island: Likiep Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Record type: Preserved specimen

304 Bishop specimens of Portulaca pilosa · collected 1864–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 28, 1946, St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Portulaca pilosa observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10,891 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-11-01.

2026-11-01

台灣新北市板橋區新北

(c) 大俠, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-10-31

Foot Perimeter Trail, Savannah, GA, US

(c) Shelby Lyn Sanders, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-31

W Villa Maria Rd, Bryan, TX, US

(c) caleborear, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-31

87H2+33, Galveston, TX 77550, USA

(c) SpaceWolf, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-31

Zephyrhills

(c) leethebug608, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-31

Rollins Dr, Palm Coast, FL, US

(c) Dr. Jenn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Portulaca pilosa. BISH 421331. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956161973. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/421331.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956161973 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026