Portulaca pilosa
shaggy portulaca
As recorded: Portulaca pilosa L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae
- Collected by
- Egler, F.E.
- Collector number
- 37-409
- Date
- September 7, 1937
- Locality
- Manoa, old Castle home
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →George W. Staples III →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 7, 1937, Egler, F.E. also collected 2 other specimens.
Portulaca pilosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 257 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-29
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-29
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-08-24
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-11
HI, US
(c) Riley M, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-04
S Kihei Rd, Kihei, HI, US
(c) leelovesnature1111, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Portulaca pilosa. BISH 496937. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956560392. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/496937.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956560392 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026