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Oenothera stricta
fragrant evening-primrose
As recorded: Oenothera stricta subsp. stricta
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Onagraceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; Warshauer, F.R.Warren L. Wagner Jr. →F.R. Warshauer →
- Collector number
- 4703
- Date
- November 18, 1982
- Locality
- 0.4 mi SSE of Mauna Kea State Park on W side of Saddle Road
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,950 m
- 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 18, 1982, Wagner, W.L.; Warshauer, F.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Oenothera stricta observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 532 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-12
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Crater Rd, Kula, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Jonathan Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-04
Leleiwi Overlook Trail, Kula, HI, US
(c) swahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Oenothera stricta. BISH 443527. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956165834. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/443527.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956165834 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
