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Dysphania ambrosioides
Mexican tea
As recorded: Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Higashino, P.K.
- Collector number
- 5190
- Date
- January 7, 1977
- Locality
- Pohakuloa Military Reservation
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2,134 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 7, 1977, Higashino, P.K. also collected 2 other specimens.
Dysphania ambrosioides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-18.
2026-06-18
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-06
S Kihei Rd, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-04
McCully - Moiliili, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-07-19
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
no rights reserved
2024-07-10
Maui, Kihei, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-09
Maui, Kihei, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Dysphania ambrosioides. BISH 431197. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956235170. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/431197.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956235170 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026