Euphorbia hirta

As recorded: Euphorbia hirta L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae

Collected by: Whistler, W.A.
Collector number: W3366
Date: May 19, 1976
Locality: Etena
Island: Swains Island
Region: American Samoa
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.; Shun, N.Barbara Kennedy →N. Shun →
Record type: Preserved specimen

386 Bishop specimens of Euphorbia hirta · collected 1864–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 19, 1976, Whistler, W.A. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Euphorbia hirta observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19,478 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

SW 102nd Ave, Miami, FL, US

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

2026-10-28

Burugunte Village, Survey No 66, Bikkanahalli Main Rd, Sarjapura, Bengaluru, Buragunte, Karnataka 562125, India

(c) shraddha2026, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

Tarrafal, Cap-Vert

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

2026-10-27

Rua Cuiabá, Belo Horizonte, MG, BR

(c) Bevilela, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-10-27

29/A, Mahewa, Naini, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 211007, India

(c) Bipasha David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Putheri, Tamil Nadu 629001, India

(c) Girija Balan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Euphorbia hirta. BISH 430262. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956544198. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/430262.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956544198 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026