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Silene hawaiiensis
As recorded: Silene hawaiiensis Sherff
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Caryophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Warshauer, F.R.; McEldowney, P.H.P.H. McEldowney →F.R. Warshauer →
- Collector number
- FRW 1836
- Date
- June 17, 1978
- Locality
- N Kona DISTR. Keauhou AHU. Tr 57(79); NW slopes of Mauna Loa
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,533 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 June 17, 1978, Warshauer, F.R.; McEldowney, P.H. also collected 9 other specimens.
Silene hawaiiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-21.
2026-08-21
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-30
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-06-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Nikolai Braedt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-09-17
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-22
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Grigory Heaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Silene hawaiiensis. BISH 460676. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956565424. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/460676.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956565424 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026