Elephantopus mollis
elephant's foot
As recorded: Elephantopus mollis Kunth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Florence, J.
- Collector number
- 4619
- Date
- June 5, 1983
- Locality
- Arue, collines au-dessus du camp militaire
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Coordinates
- -17.5333, -149.6500
- Elevation
- 140 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 5, 1983, Florence, J. also collected 5 other specimens.
Still here: Elephantopus mollis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-06-24.
2025-06-24
Three Coconuts Trail / Col des Trois Cocotiers. Moorea, French Polynesia.
(c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-24
Three Coconuts Trail / Col des Trois Cocotiers. Moorea, French Polynesia.
(c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-23
Three Pines Trail / Col des Trois Pinus. Moorea, French Polynesia
(c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-23
Three Pines Trail / Col des Trois Pinus. Moorea, French Polynesia
(c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-21
Start of Three Coconut Trees Trail, Belvedere Lookout, Moorea, French Polynesia
(c) John D Reynolds, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-21
Moorea, French Polynesia, PF
(c) bestbirb, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Elephantopus mollis. BISH 554448. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956360350. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/554448.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956360350 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
Data-quality notes from GBIF
- Longitude sign looks reversed
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