
Lipochaeta waimeaensis
As recorded: Lipochaeta waimeaensis H.St.John
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 101
- Date
- 1967
- Locality
- Waimea Canyon, upper slope of west side
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Type status
- Holotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Lipochaeta waimeaensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2021-06-25.

2021-06-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Matthew Kahokuloa, Jr., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-06-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Matthew Kahokuloa, Jr., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-12-24
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(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 waimeaensis. BISH 501059. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956261849. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/501059.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956261849 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
