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Bidens forbesii
As recorded: Bidens forbesii subsp. kahiliensis Ganders & Nagata
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Takahashi, A.Derral R. Herbst →A. Takahashi →
- Collector number
- 2408
- Date
- May 9, 1972
- Locality
- Ridge to Mt Kahili E side of Wahiawa Bog, just beyond the end of the jeep trail to the microwave relay station
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 762 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 9, 1972, Herbst, D.R.; Takahashi, A. also collected 6 other specimens.
Bidens forbesii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-04.
2026-07-04
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-13
Hawaii, US
(c) annafratantoni, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-01-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-09-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-08-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2018-08-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Bidens forbesii. BISH 489685. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956584889. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/489685.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956584889 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026