Euphorbia hirta

Asthma Plant

As recorded: Euphorbia hirta L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Malpighiales › Euphorbiaceae

Collected by: Wester, L.
Collector number: 2033
Date: August 6, 1982
Locality: Near settlement
Island: Washington (=Teraina)
Region: Kiribati
Identified by: Wester, L.
Record type: Preserved specimen

386 Bishop specimens of Euphorbia hirta · collected 1864–2021Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 6, 1982, Wester, L. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Euphorbia hirta observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19,474 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Tarrafal, Cap-Vert

(c) nicolaspietrenko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Rua Cuiabá, Belo Horizonte, MG, BR

(c) Bevilela, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

2026-10-27

29/A, Mahewa, Naini, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 211007, India

(c) Bipasha David, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Putheri, Tamil Nadu 629001, India

(c) Girija Balan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Palm Island, QLD, AU

(c) drmattnimbs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

臺灣島, 鳥松區, 高雄市, TW

(c) Ramon Huang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Euphorbia hirta. BISH 602678. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956384563. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/602678.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956384563 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026