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Lobularia maritima

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BISH 43470Botany

Lobularia maritima

sweet alyssum

As recorded: Lobularia maritima (L.) Desv.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Brassicales › Brassicaceae

Collected by: Frings, H.W.
Collector number: 37
Date: April 16, 1962
Locality: Sand and Eastern Island
Island: Midway Atoll
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

44 Bishop specimens of Lobularia maritima · collected 1934–2018Species page ›

Lobularia maritima observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-26.

Lobularia maritima observed 2026-05-26

2026-05-26

Kure Atoll, HI, US

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

Lobularia maritima observed 2025-03-16

2025-03-16

Oʻahu, Waimānalo, HI, US

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

Lobularia maritima observed 2025-02-27

2025-02-27

Kure Atoll, HI, US

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

Lobularia maritima observed 2025-01-25

2025-01-25

Pearl City, HI, USA

no rights reserved

Lobularia maritima observed 2024-06-04

2024-06-04

Waimea, Hawái 96743, EE. UU.

(c) Saban-Sequén, E.A., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Lobularia maritima observed 2023-05-26

2023-05-26

Hawaiʻi, Kamuela, HI, US

(c) Sydney E. T., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Lobularia maritima. BISH 43470. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956470819. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/43470.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956470819 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026