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Euphorbia thymifolia
Red Caustic-creeper
As recorded: Euphorbia thymifolia L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 1966
- Date
- June 20, 1971
- Locality
- Honolulu, University of Hawaii Manoa Campus
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Euphorbia thymifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 156 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18
South St + Halekauwila St, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
no rights reserved

2026-08-27
Kamehameha Hwy W, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-27
Ala Onaona St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-22
Bishop St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-12
Sumner St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-06
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Euphorbia thymifolia. BISH 421651. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956248189. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/421651.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956248189 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
