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Crotalaria sericea
As recorded: Crotalaria assamica Benth.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; Warshauer, F.R.Warren L. Wagner Jr. →F.R. Warshauer →
- Collector number
- 4654
- Date
- November 17, 1982
- Locality
- 4.7 mi E along Saddle Rd. from Jct. with rd. to Piihonua in Kaumana; in kipuka
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- 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 November 17, 1982, Wagner, W.L.; Warshauer, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Crotalaria sericea observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-08-15.

2025-08-15
Lyman Springs Rd, Hilo, HI, US
(c) nosprayhawaii, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-07
Hakalau, HI 96710, USA
(c) Rick Mandel, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-10-20
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Michael Sthreshley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-04-08
Wailoa Stream, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) mkfly42, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-09-19
Hawaiʻi, Mountain View, HI, US
(c) Jaime Lewis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-08-17
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Crotalaria sericea. BISH 443506. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956317383. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/443506.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956317383 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
