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Myriophyllum aquaticum
As recorded: Myriophyllum aquaticum (Vell.) Verdc.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Saxifragales › Haloragaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 10192
- Date
- September 2, 1933
- Locality
- Kehena Ditch Trail, Kohala Mts
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 770 m
- Identified by
- Nelson, E.N.; Couch, R.W.R.W. Couch →E.N. Nelson →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 2, 1933, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 14 other specimens.
Myriophyllum aquaticum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-07-05.

2025-07-05
Pearl City, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-06-08
Pearl Harbor Bike Path, Pearl City, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-05
Waimalu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-27
Kalihiwai, HI, USA
(c) KISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-07-27
Hawaii, US
(c) KISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-11-03
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) alison_english, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Myriophyllum aquaticum. BISH 53124. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956268626. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/53124.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956268626 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
