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Rumex albescens
Hu'ahu'ako
As recorded: Rumex albescens Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Polygonaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Cadenhead, W.W. Cadenhead →Otto Degener →
- Collector number
- 27951
- Date
- March 6, 1962
- Locality
- North of Nike Station, Kawaihakai
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 579 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 March 6, 1962, Degener, O.; Cadenhead, W. also collected 1 other specimen.
Rumex albescens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1962. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-18.
2026-09-18
Hawaii, US
(c) pidg1n, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-31
Hawaii, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-19
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-06-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Emmett Magnus Kearns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rumex albescens. BISH 456985. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956690996. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/456985.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956690996 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026