
Argyroxiphium sandwicense
'Āhinahina
As recorded: Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. sandwicense
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Carr, G.D.; Palmer, D.; Meyrat, A.G.D. Carr →A. Meyrat →David Palmer →
- Collector number
- Collector Number: MK-58C
- Date
- 1978
- Locality
- Mauna Kea, origin of Wailuku Drainage
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Carr, G.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Argyroxiphium sandwicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,634 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) planetboom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) swahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Makaela K., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Nicole O, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Argyroxiphium sandwicense. BISH 486838. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956141213. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/486838.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956141213 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
