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Dysphania ambrosioides
Mexican tea
As recorded: Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 8660
- Date
- August 18, 1926
- Locality
- Near Puuwaawaa, Kona, Hawaii, T. Hawaii
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 18, 1926, Degener, O. also collected 14 other specimens.
Alphitonia ponderosa
Botany
Cocculus orbiculatus
Botany
Cucumis dipsaceus
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Dysphania ambrosioides
Botany
Erodium cicutarium
Botany
Ipomoea tuboides
Botany
Ipomoea tuboides
Botany
Myrsine lanaiensis
Botany
Nototrichium sandwicense
Botany
Planchonella spathulata
Botany
Planchonella spathulata
Botany
Santalum paniculatum
Botany
Santalum paniculatum
Botany
Dysphania ambrosioides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-18.
2026-06-18
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-06
S Kihei Rd, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-04
McCully - Moiliili, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-07-19
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
no rights reserved
2024-07-10
Maui, Kihei, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-09
Maui, Kihei, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dysphania ambrosioides. BISH 46915. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956573839. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/46915.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956573839 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026