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Spermacoce prostrata
Prostrate False Buttonweed
As recorded: Spermacoce prostrata Aubl.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Gentianales › Rubiaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 9583
- Date
- March 20, 1992
- Locality
- Puna District; Volcano Transfer Dump.
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,164 m
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 20, 1992, Herbst, D.R. also collected 1 other specimen.
Spermacoce prostrata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1992. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-01.
2026-04-01
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) David Anderson, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-02-16
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) dingofern, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-15
Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-15
Nāpau Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Sam Rickert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-07
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) yerbasanta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-03
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) yerbasanta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Spermacoce prostrata. BISH 631433. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956360652. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/631433.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956360652 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026