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Rumex acetosella
Sheep's sorrel
As recorded: Rumex acetosella L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Polygonaceae
- Collected by
- Harrison, B.
- Collector number
- 299
- Date
- June 30, 1973
- Locality
- East Maui, Koolau Forest Reserve, Basecamp, among tussocks of Deschampsia under Rubus and Vaccinium
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2,134 m
- 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
Collected the same day
On June 30, 1973, Harrison, B. also collected 2 other specimens.
Rumex acetosella observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 117 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
no rights reserved
2026-07-30
Kula, HI 96790, USA
(c) Ranger_Rosa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-13
Island of Hawaiʻi, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) nmoorhatch, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-12
Puu Oo Trail, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-06
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rumex acetosella. BISH 428956. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956220506. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/428956.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956220506 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026