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Pluchea carolinensis
Cure-for-all
As recorded: Pluchea carolinensis (Jacq.) G.Don
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Smith, L.B.
- Collector number
- 73.2
- Date
- February 12, 1976
- Locality
- Kawainui Marsh, 1.5 miles from Pali Hwy. on Quarry Rd
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 12, 1976, Smith, L.B. also collected 11 other specimens.
Pluchea carolinensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 634 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) cwlonie6626, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Dike Trail, Maalaea, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-25
Kapolei, HI 96707, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-18
Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keahole, Kaiminani, HI 96740, USA
no rights reserved
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Cite this specimen
Pluchea carolinensis. BISH 453456. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956227639. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/453456.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956227639 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026