Euphorbia hirta

Asthma Plant

As recorded: Euphorbia hirta L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae

Collected by: Herbst, D.R.
Collector number: 9003
Date: March 15, 1988
Locality: Gagan Island...at northern tip of island
Island: Kwajalein Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Identified by: (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.; Shun, N.Barbara Kennedy →N. Shun →
Record type: Preserved specimen

386 Bishop specimens of Euphorbia hirta · collected 1864–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

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

Euphorbia hirta observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19,475 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Burugunte Village, Survey No 66, Bikkanahalli Main Rd, Sarjapura, Bengaluru, Buragunte, Karnataka 562125, India

(c) shraddha2026, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

Tarrafal, Cap-Vert

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

2026-10-27

Rua Cuiabá, Belo Horizonte, MG, BR

(c) Bevilela, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-10-27

29/A, Mahewa, Naini, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 211007, India

(c) Bipasha David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Putheri, Tamil Nadu 629001, India

(c) Girija Balan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Palm Island, QLD, AU

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

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Cite this specimen

Euphorbia hirta. BISH 527503. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956635074. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/527503.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956635074 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026