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Lepidium didymum
Lesser swine-cress
As recorded: Lepidium didymum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Brassicales › Brassicaceae
- Collected by
- Higashino, P.K.; Stemmermann, R.L.Paul K. Higashino →R.L. Stemmermann →
- Collector number
- 8039
- Date
- November 22, 1978
- Locality
- Area between Puu Moaula and Lua Makika growing in grassland area
- Island
- Kahoʻolawe
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 22, 1978, Higashino, P.K.; Stemmermann, R.L. also collected 8 other specimens.
Lepidium didymum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 95 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-17.

2026-06-17
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-17
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-08
Kure Atoll, HI, US
(c) nickminnich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-18
Maui County, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-04-10
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-10
Nuʻuanu Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lepidium didymum. BISH 425522. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956333392. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/425522.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956333392 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
