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Portulaca oleracea
As recorded: Portulaca oleracea L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 1204
- Date
- August 26, 1968
- Locality
- plateau NW of Miller's Peak
- Island
- Nihoa
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 274 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 August 26, 1968, Herbst, D.R. also collected 4 other specimens.
Portulaca oleracea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 445 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-22
Lihiwai St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Asher Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
South St + Halekauwila St, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-14
Kuhio Ave + Opp Dukes Ln, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-12
Lāʻie, HI, US
(c) anemoneme, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Manoa Rd + Manoa Rec Center, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
(c) Jacob Skaggs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Portulaca oleracea. BISH 421549. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956690619. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/421549.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956690619 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026