Euphorbia thymifolia

Red Caustic-creeper

As recorded: Euphorbia thymifolia L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae

Collected by: Herbst, D.R.
Collector number: 8997
Date: March 15, 1988
Locality: Gagan
Island: Kwajalein Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.; Shun, N.Barbara Kennedy →N. Shun →
Record type: Preserved specimen

90 Bishop specimens of Euphorbia thymifolia · collected 1914–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On March 15, 1988, Herbst, D.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Euphorbia thymifolia observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2,558 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Grand Port, MU

(c) r_rombach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

Ciudad del Carmen, Camp., MX

(c) Juliette Acuña, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

South St + Halekauwila St, Honolulu, HI 96813, USA

no rights reserved

2026-10-17

No. 20, Lüdao Township, Taitung County, Taiwan 951

(c) Peri Lee Pipkin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16

San Juan, PR, US

(c) amigomz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16

University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras Campus, San Juan, PR, US

(c) elizaiupi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Euphorbia thymifolia. BISH 527020. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956488355. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/527020.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956488355 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026