
Chenopodium oahuense
ʻAweoweo
As recorded: Chenopodium oahuense (Meyen) Aellen
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 17820
- Date
- March 1, 1936
- Locality
- Between Palikea and Pohakea Pass along C.O.C. firebreak trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- 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 March 1, 1936, Degener, O. also collected 3 other specimens.
Chenopodium oahuense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 316 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.

2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Iao Valley Rd, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-04
HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-08
Kapiolani St @ Lanikaula St - University of Hawai'i-Hilo, Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-30
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Chenopodium oahuense. BISH 46999. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956171438. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/46999.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956171438 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
