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Hydrangea arguta
Kanawao
As recorded: Hydrangea arguta (Gaudich.) Y.De Smet & C.Granados
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cornales › Hydrangeaceae
- Collected by
- Lamoureux, C.H.; et al.
- Collector number
- 2425
- Date
- October 20, 1963
- Locality
- Summit of Mt. Kaala
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,219 m
- Identified by
- BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 20, 1963, Lamoureux, C.H.; et al. also collected 10 other specimens.
Hydrangea arguta observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 538 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
West Maui Forest Reserve, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) planetboom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hydrangea arguta. BISH 456649. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956297002. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/456649.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956297002 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026