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Castilleja arvensis
Field Paintbrush
As recorded: Castilleja arvensis Cham. & Schltdl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Orobanchaceae
- Collected by
- Medeiros, A.C.
- Collector number
- 343
- Date
- November 9, 1982
- Locality
- W Maui, top of Lanilili
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 780 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On November 9, 1982, Medeiros, A.C. also collected 17 other specimens.
Castilleja arvensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 287 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.

2026-10-04
Wailuku, HI 96793, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-03
Hilo, HI 96720, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-21
Wailuku, HI 96793, USA
(c) pickin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-12
Kaʻala Rd, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-29
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-27
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Castilleja arvensis. BISH 580045. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956635146. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/580045.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956635146 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
