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Rumex acetosella
As recorded: Rumex acetosella L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Polygonaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 904
- Date
- February 9, 1968
- Locality
- At base of small cinder cone, Puu Huluhulu, near Humuula Sheep Station
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,981 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 February 9, 1968, Herbst, D.R. also collected 8 other specimens.
Rumex acetosella observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 117 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
no rights reserved
2026-07-30
Kula, HI 96790, USA
(c) Ranger_Rosa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-13
Island of Hawaiʻi, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) nmoorhatch, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-07-12
Puu Oo Trail, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-06
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rumex acetosella. BISH 451731. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956162045. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/451731.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956162045 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026