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Lipochaeta lavarum
As recorded: Lipochaeta lavarum (Gaudich.) DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 1287
- Date
- February 28, 1982
- Locality
- East Maui, S coast, W end of Kanaio Beach
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 28, 1982, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 18 other specimens.
Lipochaeta lavarum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-10-17.

2025-10-17
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-30
Wailuku, HI 96793, USA
no rights reserved

2024-07-30
Wailuku, HI 96793, USA
no rights reserved

2024-04-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2011-04-05
Kaho‘olawe, Hawaii, USA
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2010-06-22
Kaho‘olawe, Hawaii, USA
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lipochaeta lavarum. BISH 476958. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956333834. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/476958.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956333834 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
