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Oenothera stricta
fragrant evening-primrose
As recorded: Oenothera stricta subsp. stricta
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Onagraceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1070.M
- Date
- August 6, 1919
- Locality
- East Maui, Haleakala Crater
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 6, 1919, Forbes, C.N. also collected 11 other specimens.
Oenothera stricta observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1919. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 532 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-06
Crater Rd, Kula, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Jonathan Newman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
Leleiwi Overlook Trail, Kula, HI, US
(c) swahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Oenothera stricta. BISH 61308. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956465629. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/61308.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956465629 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026