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Plantago major
greater plantain
As recorded: Plantago major L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Plantaginaceae
- Collected by
- Russell, P.
- Collector number
- 107
- Date
- July 20, 1932
- Locality
- Honolulu. Pauoa Flats
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 July 20, 1932, Russell, P. also collected 12 other specimens.
Plantago major observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 132 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.

2026-10-02
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-27
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-08-18
Hawaiian Beaches, HI 96778, USA
(c) mdm033, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-26
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-26
Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Plantago major. BISH 489139. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956284183. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/489139.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956284183 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
