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Portulaca pilosa
As recorded: Portulaca pilosa L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae
- Collected by
- Medeiros, A.C.
- Collector number
- 555
- Date
- October 2, 1983
- Locality
- Lualailua, S slope of Haleakala
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 213 m
- 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 October 2, 1983, Medeiros, A.C. also collected 9 other specimens.
Portulaca pilosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 257 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-29
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-29
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-08-24
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-11
HI, US
(c) Riley M, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-04
S Kihei Rd, Kihei, HI, US
(c) leelovesnature1111, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Portulaca pilosa. BISH 471947. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956198746. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/471947.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956198746 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026