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Cardamine occulta
Nursery bittercress
As recorded: Cardamine occulta Hornem.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Brassicales › Brassicaceae
- Collected by
- Takeuchi, W.N.; et al.
- Collector number
- 1867
- Date
- December 2, 1984
- Locality
- Waiahole-Waikane Valley, near head of Uwau Steam, growing by an irrigation tunnel
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 282 m
- Identified by
- Gallaher, T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 2, 1984, Takeuchi, W.N.; et al. also collected 5 other specimens.
Cardamine occulta observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 81 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-28.

2026-05-28
Manoa, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-05-24
Kūpīpī St, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Chris Havran, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-19
Ahiahi St, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-18
Ahiahi St, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-17
Mamalahoa Hwy, Kalaoa, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cardamine occulta. BISH 504189. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956442964. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/504189.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956442964 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
