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Geranium homeanum
Australasian Crane's-bill
As recorded: Geranium homeanum Turcz.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Geraniales › Geraniaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 18416
- Date
- July 26, 1926
- Locality
- Old forested, cattle-infested lava flow near Kau Desert about 8 miles west of Volcano House
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 July 26, 1926, Degener, O. also collected 6 other specimens.
Geranium homeanum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 148 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-26.
2026-07-26
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-20
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-09
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Tim Guida, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-25
Kauai County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved
2026-06-01
Crater Rim Dr, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-01
Kaumana Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Geranium homeanum. BISH 52041. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956189917. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/52041.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956189917 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026