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Portulaca oleracea

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BISH 428822Botany

Portulaca oleracea

As recorded: Portulaca oleracea L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae

Collected by: Yen, D.E.
Collector number: 1001
Date: May 1, 1969
Locality: S face, stony
Island: Nihoa
Region: Hawaii, United States
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

310 Bishop specimens of Portulaca oleracea · collected 1901–2019Species page ›

Portulaca oleracea observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 445 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

Portulaca oleracea observed 2026-10-23

2026-10-23

Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA

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Portulaca oleracea observed 2026-10-22

2026-10-22

Lihiwai St, Hilo, HI, US

(c) Asher Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Portulaca oleracea observed 2026-10-18

2026-10-18

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

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Portulaca oleracea observed 2026-10-14

2026-10-14

Kuhio Ave + Opp Dukes Ln, Honolulu, HI 96815, USA

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Portulaca oleracea observed 2026-10-12

2026-10-12

Lāʻie, HI, US

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

Portulaca oleracea observed 2026-10-11

2026-10-11

Manoa Rd + Manoa Rec Center, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA

(c) Jacob Skaggs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Portulaca oleracea. BISH 428822. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956382304. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/428822.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956382304 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026