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Pseudelephantopus spicatus
dog's-tongue
As recorded: Pseudelephantopus spicatus (Juss. ex Aubl.) C.F.Baker
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Krajina, V.J.
- Collector number
- 611230001
- Date
- December 31, 1961
- Locality
- Holualoa
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 380 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 31, 1961, Krajina, V.J. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Pseudelephantopus spicatus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1961. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-25.

2026-07-25
Onomea Old Government Road, Papaikou, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-21
Captain Cook, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-01-13
North Pacific Ocean, HI, US
(c) dyogi2, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-13
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-09-27
Hauula, HI 96717, USA
no rights reserved

2025-02-04
Captain Cook, HI, USA
(c) rolandwirth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pseudelephantopus spicatus. BISH 494448. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956448138. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/494448.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956448138 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
