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Euphorbia hirta
As recorded: Euphorbia hirta L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae
- Collected by
- Chisholm, D.R.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- December 1, 1931
- Locality
- Midway Atoll
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Region
- Hawaii, U.S. Outlying Islands
- Coordinates
- 28.2000, -177.3833
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 1, 1931, Chisholm, D.R. also collected 22 other specimens.
Still here: Euphorbia hirta observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-07-17.

2026-07-17
Henderson Field, Midway Island, UM
(c) colleenmcd16, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-11-21
Midway, Midway Atoll, UM
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Euphorbia hirta. BISH 49925. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956345661. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/49925.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956345661 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
