
Schiedea spergulina
As recorded: Schiedea spergulina A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Caryophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 2840
- Date
- 1972
- Locality
- Along Waimea River about 1/4 mile north of the base of Kukui Trail
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Weller, S.G.Warren L. Wagner Jr. →S.G. Weller →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Schiedea spergulina observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2018-12-20.

2018-12-20
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-07-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2011-04-20
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
Schiedea spergulina. BISH 489794. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956409843. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/489794.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956409843 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
