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Senecio sylvaticus
Heath Groundsel
As recorded: Senecio sylvaticus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Lau, J.; Imada, C.; Mill, S.C.T. Imada →Joel Q.C. Lau →S.W. Mill →
- Collector number
- 2873
- Date
- October 17, 1986
- Locality
- Branch of W. Kawela Gulch
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 915 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 17, 1986, Lau, J.; Imada, C.; Mill, S. also collected 2 other specimens.
Senecio sylvaticus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1986. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.
2026-10-10
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
no rights reserved
2025-03-25
Island of Hawaiʻi, Kealakekua, HI, US
(c) kili_kawaiaea, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-05-09
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-08-17
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-03-04
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2019-10-31
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) rosanise, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Senecio sylvaticus. BISH 534496. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956403628. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/534496.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956403628 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026