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Rumex albescens
Hu'ahu'ako
As recorded: Rumex albescens Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Polygonaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; OstergaardOtto Degener →J.R. Le B. Tomlin Ex Jens M. Ostergaard →
- Collector number
- 8843
- Date
- October 1, 1925
- Locality
- Not far from fire-break trail between Schofield and Mt. Kaala
- Island
- Oʻahu
- 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
Rumex albescens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1925. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-18.
2026-09-18
Hawaii, US
(c) pidg1n, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-31
Hawaii, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-19
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-06-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Emmett Magnus Kearns, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rumex albescens. BISH 491002. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956317815. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/491002.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956317815 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026