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Silene gallica
Small-flowered Catchfly
As recorded: Silene gallica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Caryophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Warshauer, F.R.; McEldowney, P.H.P.H. McEldowney →F.R. Warshauer →
- Collector number
- FRW 2065
- Date
- August 8, 1978
- Locality
- North Kona District. Puuwaawaa AHU. Tr 52(62); N slope of Hualalai; road just above Kileo
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,844 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 8, 1978, Warshauer, F.R.; McEldowney, P.H. also collected 2 other specimens.
Silene gallica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-11.
2026-08-11
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-22
Hawaii County, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-07-17
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-09
Kipuka Puʻu Huluhulu Trail, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-10-12
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Silene gallica. BISH 460678. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956528064. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/460678.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956528064 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026