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Helichrysum foetidum
As recorded: Helichrysum foetidum (L.) Cass.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.; Lorence, D.Timothy Flynn →David H. Lorence →
- Collector number
- 2290
- Date
- August 7, 1987
- Locality
- S. Kohala Distr.; Saddle Rd (Hwy 200), at mile marker 43
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,670 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 August 7, 1987, Flynn, T.W.; Lorence, D. also collected 8 other specimens.
Helichrysum foetidum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 35 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-03.
2026-04-03
Puʻu Waʻawaʻa Forest Reserve, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) abby-millsap, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-16
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-25
Hawaii, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-25
Hawaii, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-09
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-01
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Graham Steinruck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Helichrysum foetidum. BISH 514032. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956534836. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/514032.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956534836 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026