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Alternanthera pungens
creeping chaffweed
As recorded: Alternanthera pungens Kunth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 6137
- Date
- May 24, 1978
- Locality
- Kapapa Islet, Kaneohe Bay
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2 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 May 24, 1978, Herbst, D.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Cite this specimen
Alternanthera pungens. BISH 421700. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956316859. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/421700.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956316859 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026