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Hydrangea arguta
Kanawao
As recorded: Hydrangea arguta (Gaudich.) Y.De Smet & C.Granados
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cornales › Hydrangeaceae
- Collected by
- Harrison, B.
- Collector number
- 77
- Date
- July 12, 1972
- Locality
- East Maui, Waihoi, N wall of valley
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 920 m
- Identified by
- BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 12, 1972, Harrison, B. also collected 6 other specimens.
Hydrangea arguta observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 538 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
West Maui Forest Reserve, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) planetboom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hydrangea arguta. BISH 428539. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956301100. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/428539.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956301100 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026