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Silene gallica
Small-flowered Catchfly
As recorded: Silene gallica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Caryophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Hume, L.; Kimball, D.L.M. Hume →D. Kimball →
- Collector number
- 372
- Date
- April 22, 1989
- Locality
- ~0.5 mi W of Camp Timberline, above Makakilo, Waianae
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 488 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Silene gallica observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-11.
2026-08-11
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-25
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-22
Hawaii County, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-07-17
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-09
Kipuka Puʻu Huluhulu Trail, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-10-12
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Silene gallica. BISH 550378. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956141343. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/550378.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956141343 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026