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Lepidium didymum
Lesser swine-cress
As recorded: Lepidium didymum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Brassicales › Brassicaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 2325.O
- Date
- March 14, 1916
- Locality
- Coral plain below Ewa and Sisal
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 14, 1916, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Lepidium didymum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1916. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 95 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-17.

2026-06-17
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-17
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-08
Kure Atoll, HI, US
(c) nickminnich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-18
Maui County, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-04-10
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-10
Nuʻuanu Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lepidium didymum. BISH 43358. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956590563. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/43358.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956590563 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
