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Ipomoea horsfalliae
Cardinal creeper
As recorded: Ipomoea horsfalliae Hook.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Convolvulaceae
- Collected by
- Lorence, D.H.
- Collector number
- 6390
- Date
- November 5, 1989
- Locality
- Koloa District, Kalaheo. Yard of house at 3581 Kaloke St
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Austin, D.F.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 5, 1989, Lorence, D.H. also collected 6 other specimens.
Ipomoea horsfalliae observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-10-13.

2024-10-13
Oʻahu, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-09-17
Liliha - Kapalama, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) birdsflowersying, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-04-28
Oʻahu, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-02-22
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) brianktaft, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-01-15
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2020-04-03
Maui, Napili-Honokowai, HI, US
(c) azenn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ipomoea horsfalliae. BISH 572086. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956135498. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/572086.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956135498 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
