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Silene struthioloides
alpine catchfly
As recorded: Silene struthioloides A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Caryophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Neal, M.C.; Hartt, C.C.E. Hartt →Marie Catherine Neal →
- Collector number
- 753
- Date
- August 9, 1935
- Locality
- above Humuula [Humuula-Mauna Kea trail
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2,896 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 August 9, 1935, Neal, M.C.; Hartt, C. also collected 16 other specimens.
Ceratodon purpureus
Botany
Chenopodium oahuense
Botany
Coprosma montana
Botany
Coprosma montana
Botany
Festuca myuros
Botany
Festuca myuros
Botany
Hordeum murinum
Botany
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
Botany
Lewinskya rupestris
Botany
Pellaea ternifolia
Botany
Pseudognaphalium sandwicensium
Botany
Sophora chrysophylla
Botany
Sophora chrysophylla
Botany
Sophora chrysophylla
Botany
Syntrichia fragilis
Botany
Vaccinium reticulatum
Botany
Silene struthioloides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 43 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-25.
2026-07-25
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) joshjoshjoshjoshjosh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-30
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyle Elshoff, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) annathn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-16
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-01
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Eduardo Fernández Pascual, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Silene struthioloides. BISH 448203. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956583827. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/448203.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956583827 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026