Bernice Puahi Bishop Museum · CC BY-NC · GBIF · full resolution
Spermacoce remota
Woodland false buttonweed
As recorded: Spermacoce remota Lam.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; Imada, C.; Takeuchi, W.C.T. Imada →Wayne N. Takeuchi →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Collector number
- 5796
- Date
- March 3, 1988
- Locality
- Makawao District, disturbed roadside on Hwy side of Kanaha Pond (Haleakala Hwy)
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Lorence, D.H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 3, 1988, Wagner, W.L.; Imada, C.; Takeuchi, W. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Abutilon incanum
Botany
Cenchrus ciliaris
Botany
Centaurium erythraea
Botany
Ceratophyllum demersum
Botany
Cyperus brevifolius
Botany
Cyperus laevigatus
Botany
Cyperus rotundus
Botany
Eclipta alba
Botany
Eragrostis cilianensis
Botany
Erigeron bellioides
Botany
Euphorbia hyssopifolia
Botany
Euphorbia hyssopifolia
Botany
Euploca procumbens
Botany
Euploca procumbens
Botany
Ipomoea triloba
Botany
Lepidium virginicum
Botany
Macroptilium atropurpureum
Botany
Malva parviflora
Botany
Medicago polymorpha
Botany
Nicandra physalodes
Botany
Pilea microphylla
Botany
Pluchea fosbergii
Botany
Pontederia crassipes
Botany
Sida fallax
Botany
Spermacoce remota observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 350 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Manoa Rd + Manoa Rec Center, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
(c) Jacob Skaggs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Haiku, HI 96708, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Haiku, HI 96708, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-14
Hawaiian Paradise Park, HI, USA
(c) David Martin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Hawaii, US
(c) fawningover, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Spermacoce remota. BISH 530199. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956448229. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/530199.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956448229 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026