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Elephantopus mollis

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BISH 42832Botany

Elephantopus mollis

elephant's foot

As recorded: Elephantopus mollis Kunth

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae

Collected by: St.John, H.
Collector number: 14224
Date: May 12, 1934
Locality: Fatia-po to Farewra
Island: Mehetia Island
Region: French Polynesia
Record type: Preserved specimen

156 Bishop specimens of Elephantopus mollis · collected 1841–2014Species page ›

Elephantopus mollis observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,937 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

Elephantopus mollis observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Belo Monte, São Tomé e Príncipe

(c) Luis Jordão, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Elephantopus mollis observed 2026-10-21

2026-10-21

304台灣新竹縣新豐鄉鳳坑村668.1號

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

Elephantopus mollis observed 2026-10-19

2026-10-19

Island Club Rd, Singapore, SG, SG

(c) ruddy2410, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Elephantopus mollis observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

307台灣新竹縣芎林鄉新鳳村

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

Elephantopus mollis observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

橫山鄉

(c) Cecilia Chen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Elephantopus mollis observed 2026-10-16

2026-10-16

310台灣新竹縣竹東鎮上坪里45-7號

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

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Cite this specimen

Elephantopus mollis. BISH 42832. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956181773. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/42832.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956181773 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026