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Solanum nelsonii
Nelson's Horsenettle
As recorded: Solanum nelsonii Dunal
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 1210
- Date
- August 26, 1968
- Locality
- Base of Miller Valley
- Island
- Nihoa
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 9 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.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.
Solanum nelsonii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-27.
2026-05-27
United States
(c) nickminnich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-27
United States
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-02-03
United States
(c) Saxony Charlot, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-09-21
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Danielle Frohlich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Solanum nelsonii. BISH 421553. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956681370. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/421553.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956681370 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026