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Bidens sandvicensis
As recorded: Bidens sandvicensis subsp. sandvicensis
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 811.K
- Date
- July 3, 1917
- Locality
- Waimea Drainage Basin, West side
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 3, 1917, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Bidens sandvicensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 26 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-09.

2026-05-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-03-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Ehoarn Bidault, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Jacob, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Jacob, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-26
Hawaii, US
(c) saisai808, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Bidens sandvicensis. BISH 500770. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956198834. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/500770.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956198834 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
