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Argemone mexicana
As recorded: Argemone mexicana L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ranunculales › Papaveraceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 2886
- Date
- June 23, 1987
- Locality
- East Maui, along Hana Hwy., just E of Kuau, Common on distrurbed road banks and cane roads
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.9341, -156.3552 ± 1,656 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On June 23, 1987, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 3 other specimens.
Still here: Argemone mexicana observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1987. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 41 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-06.
2026-09-06
Kahului Airport, Paia, HI, US
(c) mekushka, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-28
Pāʻia
(c) juliet_r, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-23
Maui Veterans Hwy, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-17
Kīhei, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-16
Waikapu, HI 96793, USA
no rights reserved
2026-03-17
Maui, Kahului, HI, US
(c) jianke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Argemone mexicana. BISH 595436. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956585094. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/595436.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956585094 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026