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Xanthium strumarium
rough cocklebur
As recorded: Xanthium strumarium L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Neal, M.C.; Hartt, C.C.E. Hartt →Marie Catherine Neal →
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- August 7, 1938
- Locality
- Punawa at east side of Kahuku Point
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Xanthium strumarium observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 69 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-21.

2026-08-21
Kahaone Loop, Waialua, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-19
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-07
Kahaluʻu, HI, US
(c) Karen Howorth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-01
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-02-27
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
no rights reserved

2026-02-23
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Xanthium strumarium. BISH 618406. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956278361. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/618406.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956278361 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
