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Chenopodium album
As recorded: Chenopodium album L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 2573
- Date
- June 19, 1986
- Locality
- East Maui, Kula District
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 854 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 19, 1986, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 3 other specimens.
Chenopodium album observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-18.

2026-06-18
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-06
S Kihei Rd, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-04
McCully - Moiliili, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-07-19
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
no rights reserved

2024-07-10
Maui, Kihei, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-24
Hawaii County, HI, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Chenopodium album. BISH 510055. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956448199. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/510055.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956448199 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
