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Hunnemannia fumariifolia
Mexican tulip poppy
As recorded: Hunnemannia fumariifolia Sweet
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ranunculales › Papaveraceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 8628
- Date
- June 23, 1927
- Locality
- In arid region near end of Ululpalakua Rd
- Island
- Maui
- 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 June 23, 1927, Degener, O. also collected 12 other specimens.
Hunnemannia fumariifolia observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-03-13.

2025-03-13
Maui, Kula, HI, US
(c) mikekintgen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-10-26
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2022-05-23
Ocean View, HI, USA
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-08-11
Kula, HI 96790, USA
(c) Whitney kemp, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-07-07
Hawaiʻi, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) maureenl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-07-01
Maui, Hawaii, United States
(c) Damon Tighe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hunnemannia fumariifolia. BISH 489565. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956567349. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/489565.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956567349 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
