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Hydrangea arguta
As recorded: Hydrangea arguta (Gaudich.) Y.De Smet & C.Granados
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cornales › Hydrangeaceae
- Collected by
- Adee, K.T.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- April 19, 1979
- Locality
- Piihonua; Hilo Forest Reserve, Site 38 OS
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 907 m
- Identified by
- BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 19, 1979, Adee, K.T. also collected 19 other specimens.
Acacia koa
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Carex alligata
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Clermontia parviflora
Botany
Clermontia parviflora
Botany
Cyperus haspan
Botany
Drymaria cordata
Botany
Eleocharis obtusa
Botany
Hypericum mutilum
Botany
Melicope clusiifolia
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Myrsine lessertiana
Botany
Myrsine sandwicensis
Botany
Persicaria glabra
Botany
Polygonum aviculare
Botany
Psidium cattleianum
Botany
Psychotria hawaiiensis
Botany
Setaria palmifolia
Botany
Vaccinium calycinum
Botany
Hydrangea arguta observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 537 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-09
Kaaipu Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Steffen Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hydrangea arguta. BISH 578058. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956523004. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/578058.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956523004 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026