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Chenopodium oahuense
ʻAweoweo
As recorded: Chenopodium oahuense (Meyen) Aellen
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; et al.
- Collector number
- 5570
- Date
- June 24, 1985
- Locality
- North Kohala District: Acacia koaia sanctuary, off of N. Kohala Road, 5 miles NW of Waimea at Waiakamali Gulch
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 960 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 24, 1985, Wagner, W.L.; et al. also collected 10 other specimens.
Chenopodium oahuense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 316 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Mauna Kea Access Road, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Iao Valley Rd, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-04
HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-08
Kapiolani St @ Lanikaula St - University of Hawai'i-Hilo, Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-30
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Chenopodium oahuense. BISH 505819. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956342070. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/505819.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956342070 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026