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Rumex albescens
Hu'ahu'ako
As recorded: Rumex albescens Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Polygonaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 17585
- Date
- March 31, 1935
- Locality
- Puu Kawiwi, Mt. Kaala Ridge, Waianae Mts., Makaha-Waianae Kai
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,036 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 March 31, 1935, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Rumex albescens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-18.

2026-09-18
Hawaii, US
(c) pidg1n, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-31
Hawaii, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-05-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-19
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-06-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Emmett Magnus Kearns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rumex albescens. BISH 446263. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956651982. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/446263.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956651982 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
