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Portulaca in life
In life — purslanes, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) rafasl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
BISH 505833Botany

Portulaca

purslanes

As recorded: Portulaca L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae

Collected by
Wagner, W.L.; Mill, S.; Hobdy, R.; Hobdy, B.; Hobdy, N.; Smith, K.B. Hobdy →N. Hobdy →Robert Hobdy →S.W. Mill →Dustin S. Smith →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
Collector number
5666
Date
July 12, 1986
Locality
Ulupalakua Ranch, lands of Palauea adjacent to Keauhou, S of Puu Io,
Island
Maui
Region
Hawaii, United States
Elevation
671 m
Record type
Preserved specimen
24 Bishop specimens of Portulaca · collected 1935–2014Species page ›

Portulaca observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,085 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.

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

Cite this specimen

Portulaca. BISH 505833. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956257172. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/505833.

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