
Pholistoma racemosum
Racemed Fiestaflower
As recorded: Pholistoma racemosum (Nutt. ex A.Gray) Constance
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Hydrophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Moran, R.
- Collector number
- 663
- Date
- March 1, 1941
- Locality
- On north side of steep grassy slope, Arrow Point, Santa Catalina Island, Los Angeles Co.
- Island
- Santa Catalina
- Region
- California, United States
- Elevation
- 200 m
- Identified by
- Templeton, B.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Pholistoma racemosum observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1941. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 632 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-27.

2026-04-27
Miramar, San Diego, CA, USA
(c) Daniel Donovan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-27
CA-52 E, San Diego, CA, US
(c) calico_bat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-15
Libramiento de Ensenada, Ensenada, B.C., MX
(c) Daniela Varela Zepeda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-14
Sage Hill Preserve, San Marcos, CA, US
(c) smfang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-07
Escondido, CA, US
(c) smfang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-03
Poway, CA, USA
(c) Don Rideout, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pholistoma racemosum. BISH 473452. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956518299. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/473452.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956518299 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
