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Youngia japonica
Oriental false hawksbeard
As recorded: Youngia japonica (L.) DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Stokes, J.F.G.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- 1909
- Locality
- [Hawaiian Islands; U.S.A.; Molokai; Hawaii; Maui
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.1401, -157.0125 ± 31,234 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
Where it was collected
Still here: Youngia japonica observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-08.

2026-10-08
Ho'olehua, HI 96729, USA
(c) Hannah Mirando, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-04-23
Kalawao County, HI, USA
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-12-30
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-12-28
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-12-26
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-06-18
Pālāʻau State Park, Kaunakakai, HI, US
(c) Melina Kust, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Youngia japonica. BISH 446901. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956421214. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/446901.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956421214 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
