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Crotalaria retusa
Rattleweed
As recorded: Crotalaria retusa L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Inafuku, R.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- March 4, 1931
- Locality
- unknown
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 4, 1931, Inafuku, R. also collected 3 other specimens.
Crotalaria retusa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 423 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Lucy Breda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Sinclair Annexes, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-01
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-16
Kalapana Emergency Access Rd, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Anne B., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-04
Steam Vents Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) nikkibirding, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-21
Volcano, HI 96785, USA
(c) Pauline, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Crotalaria retusa. BISH 55266. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956534548. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/55266.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956534548 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026