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Hydrangea arguta
Kanawao
As recorded: Hydrangea arguta (Gaudich.) Y.De Smet & C.Granados
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cornales › Hydrangeaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 1018
- Date
- April 2, 1968
- Locality
- ~1/2 mi E of Kalalau Lookout, Kokee
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,219 m
- Identified by
- BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 2, 1968, Herbst, D.R. also collected 14 other specimens.
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Claoxylon sandwicense
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Claoxylon sandwicense
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Cyrtandra longifolia
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Cyrtandra longifolia
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Dubautia raillardioides
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Dubautia raillardioides
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Dubautia raillardioides
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Elaeocarpus bifidus
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Hydrangea arguta
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Hydrangea arguta
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Kadua foggiana
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Kadua foggiana
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Kadua foggiana
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Hydrangea arguta observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1968. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 537 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-09
Kaaipu Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Steffen Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hydrangea arguta. BISH 452189. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956690695. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/452189.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956690695 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026