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Cerastium glomeratum
Sticky mouse-ear chickweed
As recorded: Cerastium fontanum subsp. triviale (E.H.L.Krause) Jalas
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Caryophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 1619
- Date
- September 17, 1936
- Locality
- Puuwaawaa, N.Kona, Hualalai
- 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
Collected the same day
On September 17, 1936, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 10 other specimens.
Cerastium glomeratum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-06-27.
2025-06-27
Nuuanu - Punchbowl, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-02
Nuuanu - Punchbowl, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2023-03-29
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2022-12-29
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-03-06
Hawaii, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cerastium glomeratum. BISH 447685. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956309679. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/447685.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956309679 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Name matched only at a higher rank (e.g. genus)
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