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Plantago australis
Swamp plantain
As recorded: Plantago australis Lam.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Plantaginaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1042 H
- Date
- July 2, 1915
- Locality
- Volcano Road
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- 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 2, 1915, Forbes, C.N. also collected 6 other specimens.
Plantago australis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-13.
2026-06-13
Kīlauea, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-13
Kīlauea, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-12-23
Kīlauea, HI, US
(c) ericlopresti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-05-15
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii National Park, HI, US
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Plantago australis. BISH 489147. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956410082. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/489147.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956410082 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026