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Youngia japonica
Oriental false hawksbeard
As recorded: Youngia japonica (L.) DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Fagerlund, G.O.; Mitchell, A.L.G.O. Fagerlund →A.L.M. Mitchell →
- Collector number
- 871
- Date
- January 29, 1944
- Locality
- Kilauea, Hawaii National Park
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,219 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
Youngia japonica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1944. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 611 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-29.
2026-10-29
Manoa Rd, Kailua, HI, US
(c) faerthen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) FML, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA
(c) Jacob Skaggs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Ho'olehua, HI 96729, USA
(c) Hannah Mirando, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Kula, HI 96790, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Youngia japonica. BISH 446882. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956693488. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/446882.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956693488 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026