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Castilleja arvensis
Field Paintbrush
As recorded: Castilleja arvensis Cham. & Schltdl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Orobanchaceae
- Collected by
- Harrison, B.
- Collector number
- 61
- Date
- July 12, 1972
- Locality
- East Maui, Waihoi Valley
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 610 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 July 12, 1972, Harrison, B. also collected 6 other specimens.
Castilleja arvensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 287 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.

2026-10-04
Wailuku, HI 96793, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-21
Wailuku, HI 96793, USA
(c) pickin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-12
Kaʻala Rd, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-29
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-27
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Castilleja arvensis. BISH 429065. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956354474. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/429065.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956354474 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
