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Youngia japonica

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BISH 446886Botany

Youngia japonica

Oriental false hawksbeard

As recorded: Youngia japonica (L.) DC.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 13356
Date: December 23, 1936
Locality: Sloping plateau E of Mapulehu Valley
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.0908, -156.8113 ± 1,840 m
Elevation: 800 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

134 Bishop specimens of Youngia japonica · collected 1855–2024Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Youngia japonica observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-08.

Youngia japonica observed 2026-10-08

2026-10-08

Ho'olehua, HI 96729, USA

(c) Hannah Mirando, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Youngia japonica observed 2026-02-23

2026-02-23

Lahaina

(c) Bri, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Youngia japonica observed 2025-01-14

2025-01-14

Kapalua Golf, Lahaina, HI, US

(c) miauribe874, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Youngia japonica observed 2024-08-21

2024-08-21

Napili-Honokowai, HI, USA

(c) bibmik, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Youngia japonica observed 2024-04-23

2024-04-23

Kalawao County, HI, USA

(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Youngia japonica observed 2023-06-23

2023-06-23

Kaanapali, HI 96761, USA

(c) dave21779, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Youngia japonica. BISH 446886. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956424204. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/446886.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956424204 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026