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Taraxacum officinale
common dandelion
As recorded: Taraxacum officinale Weber ex F.H.Wigg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Weber, L.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- March 26, 1977
- Locality
- Laie
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 15 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 26, 1977, Weber, L. also collected 5 other specimens.
Taraxacum officinale observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 47 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-17.
2026-07-17
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
no rights reserved
2026-05-26
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-14
Kapolei, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-01-16
Hā’ena, HI, US
(c) LKJ, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-16
Hā’ena, HI, US
(c) LKJ, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-21
Laie, HI 96762, USA
(c) Clariz Gamba, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Taraxacum officinale. BISH 579851. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956198972. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/579851.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956198972 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026