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Plantago major
greater plantain
As recorded: Plantago major L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Plantaginaceae
- Collected by
- Swanson, R.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- July 29, 1931
- Locality
- Hawaii
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- 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 July 29, 1931, Swanson, R. also collected 1 other specimen.
Plantago major observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 132 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-02.
2026-10-02
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-27
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-18
Hawaiian Beaches, HI 96778, USA
(c) mdm033, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-26
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-26
Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Plantago major. BISH 63568. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956503695. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/63568.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956503695 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026