Lipochaeta lavarum

As recorded: Lipochaeta lavarum (Gaudich.) DC.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 507.L
Date: September 1, 1917
Locality: Maunalei Gulch
Island: Lānaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
Type status: Isotype
Record type: Preserved specimen

198 Bishop specimens of Lipochaeta lavarum · collected 1864–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 1, 1917, Forbes, C.N. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Lipochaeta lavarum observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-10-17.

2025-10-17

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-30

Wailuku, HI 96793, USA

no rights reserved

2024-07-30

Wailuku, HI 96793, USA

no rights reserved

2024-04-21

Hawaii, US

(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2011-04-05

Kaho‘olawe, Hawaii, USA

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2010-06-22

Kaho‘olawe, Hawaii, USA

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Lipochaeta lavarum. BISH 500971. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956522872. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/500971.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956522872 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026