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Ipomoea obscura
Obscure Morning Glory
As recorded: Ipomoea obscura (L.) Ker Gawl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Woolford, H.A.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- February 24, 1957
- Locality
- Coral Flats
- Island
- Oʻahu
- 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 February 24, 1957, Woolford, H.A. also collected 11 other specimens.
Ipomoea obscura observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1957. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 723 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Makana Kai St, Waikoloa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
West Loch Estates, HI, US
(c) Nathan Nguyen, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-05
Dole St + Lower Campus Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-26
Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ipomoea obscura. BISH 446117. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956211488. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/446117.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956211488 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026