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Pluchea indica
Indian marsh fleabane
As recorded: Pluchea indica (L.) Less.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Tsuda, R.T.
- Collector number
- 496
- Date
- December 5, 1963
- Locality
- At NE edge of lagoon
- Island
- Laysan
- 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
Collected the same day
On December 5, 1963, Tsuda, R.T. also collected 11 other specimens.
Pluchea indica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 463 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
JBPHH, HI, US
(c) jenkins3111, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Molokaʻi, Hoolehua, HI, US
(c) Caitlin Hazelquist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
N Kihei Rd, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-06
Waipahu, HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-25
Haiku, HI 96708, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Pluchea indica. BISH 495333. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956541889. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/495333.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956541889 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
