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Lepidium owaihiense
As recorded: Lepidium bidentatum var. owaihiense (Cham. & Schltdl.) Fosberg
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Brassicales › Brassicaceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 6190
- Date
- March 26, 1910
- Locality
- Beyond Kalaupapa Beach
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 March 26, 1910, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 11 other specimens.
Lepidium owaihiense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1910. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-11-25.

2023-11-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-11-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-04-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-02-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-02-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lepidium owaihiense. BISH 43397. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956438791. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/43397.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956438791 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
