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Silene gallica
Small-flowered Catchfly
As recorded: Silene gallica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Caryophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 5959
- Date
- July 16, 1926
- Locality
- East of Kilauea-Iki, Hawaii, T. Hawaii
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- 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 July 16, 1926, Degener, O. also collected 10 other specimens.
Silene gallica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1926. 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 46648. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956396359. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/46648.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956396359 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026