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Cyanea hirtella
As recorded: Cyanea hirtella (H.Mann) Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Campanulaceae
- Collected by
- Christensen, C.
- Collector number
- 269
- Date
- July 20, 1977
- Locality
- Wainiha Valley, east side, in gulch near Kealawela
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 183 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Imada, C.
- Type status
- Isotype
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 20, 1977, Christensen, C. also collected 10 other specimens.
Cyanea hirtella observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 49 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-24.

2026-08-24
Hawaii, US
(c) Samuel Bosio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-23
Hawaii, US
(c) Denali, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-07
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-01
Hawaii, US
(c) Samuel Bosio, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-15
Hawaii, US
(c) adutcher, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyanea hirtella. BISH 521046. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956282987. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/521046.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956282987 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
