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Oxalis corniculata
Creeping Woodsorrel
As recorded: Oxalis corniculata L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Oxalidales › Oxalidaceae
- Collected by
- Ewart III, G.R.
- Collector number
- 352
- Date
- February 17, 1934
- Locality
- Kamuela, in pasture
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 792 m
- 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 February 17, 1934, Ewart III, G.R. also collected 2 other specimens.
Oxalis corniculata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 377 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved

2026-10-26
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved

2026-09-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-05
Keawe St, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Oxalis corniculata. BISH 61324. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956424969. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/61324.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956424969 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
