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Rumex acetosella
Sheep's sorrel
As recorded: Rumex acetosella L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Polygonaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 2158
- Date
- April 6, 1920
- Locality
- Haleakala, S slope, Puu Auli
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.6474, -156.3451 ± 114 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On April 6, 1920, Forbes, C.N. also collected 9 other specimens.
Still here: Rumex acetosella observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 57 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-30
Kula, HI 96790, USA
(c) Ranger_Rosa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-31
Kula, HI, US
(c) Sam Fenselau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-20
Sliding Sands Trail, Kula, HI, US
(c) annathn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-18
Haleakalā National Park, Hawaii, USA
(c) Beth Burrous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-30
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Sean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rumex acetosella. BISH 490607. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956224598. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/490607.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956224598 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026