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Ranunculus mauiensis
As recorded: Ranunculus mauiensis A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ranunculales › Ranunculaceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; Mill, S.W.; Wier, D.; Wier, G.S.W. Mill →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →D.G. Wier →G. Wier →
- Collector number
- 5027
- Date
- August 28, 1983
- Locality
- Kokee State Park, on Awaawapuhi Trial
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,220 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 28, 1983, Wagner, W.L.; Mill, S.W.; Wier, D.; Wier, G. also collected 12 other specimens.
Ranunculus mauiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-29.

2026-05-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2006-12-06
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2003-08-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ranunculus mauiensis. BISH 453571. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956291997. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/453571.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956291997 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
