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Euphorbia hypericifolia
graceful spurge
As recorded: Euphorbia hypericifolia L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 1373
- Date
- March 22, 1936
- Locality
- Kipapa Gulch
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 213 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 22, 1936, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 22 other specimens.
Euphorbia hypericifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 490 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved

2026-10-20
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-18
S King St + South St, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA
no rights reserved

2026-10-06
Pearl City, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01
Sinclair Annexes, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Euphorbia hypericifolia. BISH 446934. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956655698. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/446934.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956655698 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
