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Bidens cosmoides
cosmosflower beggarticks
As recorded: Bidens cosmoides (A.Gray) Sherff
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- van Balgooy, M.M.J.
- Collector number
- 4238
- Date
- May 30, 1982
- Locality
- Canyon rim trail, near Kokee
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,100 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 May 30, 1982, van Balgooy, M.M.J. also collected 10 other specimens.
Bidens cosmoides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-30.
2026-05-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-20
Hawaii, US
(c) petroicatraversi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Sam Rickert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Bidens cosmoides. BISH 488557. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956534748. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/488557.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956534748 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026