Euphorbia thymifolia

Red Caustic-creeper

As recorded: Euphorbia thymifolia L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.R.S. Cowan →Harold St.John →
Collector number: 21743
Date: August 28, 1946
Locality: Likiep
Island: Likiep Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Record type: Preserved specimen

90 Bishop specimens of Euphorbia thymifolia · collected 1914–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Euphorbia thymifolia observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,562 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.

2026-10-29

600台灣嘉義市東區鹿寮里動物科學館

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

2026-10-29

600台灣嘉義市東區鹿寮里動物科學館

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

2026-10-28

XWVW+P87, Riberalta, Bolivia

(c) Vincent A. Vos, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-27

Grand Port, MU

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

2026-10-26

Ciudad del Carmen, Camp., MX

(c) Juliette Acuña, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

South St + Halekauwila St, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA

no rights reserved

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Cite this specimen

Euphorbia thymifolia. BISH 421864. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956223954. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/421864.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956223954 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026