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Sonchus oleraceus
Common Sow-thistle
As recorded: Sonchus oleraceus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Long, C.R.
- Collector number
- 1707
- Date
- May 23, 1964
- Locality
- Eastern Island. On S side of the W-E runway
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 May 23, 1964, Long, C.R. also collected 1 other specimen.
Sonchus oleraceus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 255 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-22.
2026-09-22
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-15
Waiwai Loop, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-29
Nutridge St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-21
Waianae, HI, US
(c) May PANCIPANCI, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-15
Hahaione St + 768, Honolulu, HI 96825, USA
no rights reserved
2026-06-05
Wailea-Makena, HI, US
(c) Sam Fenselau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Sonchus oleraceus. BISH 460799. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956491581. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/460799.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956491581 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026