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Argyroxiphium sandwicense
As recorded: Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. sandwicense
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Powell, E.
- Collector number
- W103
- Date
- August 5, 1989
- Locality
- Mauna Kea, Waipahoehoe Gulch Silversword enclosure
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2,804 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 5, 1989, Powell, E. also collected 4 other specimens.
Argyroxiphium sandwicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1989. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,633 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) swahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Makaela K., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Nicole O, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Robert Hansen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Argyroxiphium sandwicense. BISH 601719. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956577525. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/601719.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956577525 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026