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Youngia japonica
Oriental false hawksbeard
As recorded: Youngia japonica (L.) DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Munro, G.C.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- March 24, 1916
- Locality
- Kalulu
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8136, -156.9110 ± 9,674 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
Collected the same day
On March 24, 1916, Munro, G.C. also collected 4 other specimens.
Still here: Youngia japonica observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1916. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2023-06-22.

2023-06-22
Lanai City, HI 96763, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2019-10-19
Lana'i City, Lana'i, Hawai'i, USA
(c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Youngia japonica. BISH 446910. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956518316. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/446910.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956518316 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
