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Plantago australis
Swamp plantain
As recorded: Plantago australis Lam.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Plantaginaceae
- Collected by
- Meebold, A.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- May 1, 1932
- Locality
- Kilauea, Kipuka Puaulu
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,219 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 May 1, 1932, Meebold, A. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Acacia koa
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Adenostemma viscosum
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Ageratina riparia
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Aira caryophyllea
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Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Botany
Asplenium aethiopicum
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Asplenium densum
Botany
Asteraceae
Botany
Bobea gaudichaudii
Botany
Briza minor
Botany
Cardiospermum halicacabum
Botany
Cardiospermum halicacabum
Botany
Carex subfusca
Botany
Carex subfusca
Botany
Carex uncinata
Botany
Carex wahuensis
Botany
Carex wahuensis
Botany
Ceodes brunoniana
Botany
Cheirodendron trigynum
Botany
Chenopodium oahuense
Botany
Chloris gayana
Botany
Christella dentata
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Cladium mariscus
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Cocculus orbiculatus
Botany
Plantago australis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-13.
2026-06-13
Kīlauea, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-13
Kīlauea, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-12-23
Kīlauea, HI, US
(c) ericlopresti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2015-05-15
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii National Park, HI, US
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Plantago australis. BISH 63531. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956230038. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/63531.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956230038 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026