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Portulaca pilosa
shaggy portulaca
As recorded: Portulaca villosa Cham.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae
- Collected by
- Lane, I.E.
- Collector number
- 49-552
- Date
- December 26, 1949
- Locality
- Kau District, Hanalua, Kawaoa
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 12 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 December 26, 1949, Lane, I.E. also collected 3 other specimens.
Portulaca pilosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 257 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-29
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-29
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-08-24
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-11
HI, US
(c) Riley M, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-04
S Kihei Rd, Kihei, HI, US
(c) leelovesnature1111, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Portulaca pilosa. BISH 63939. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956585737. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/63939.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956585737 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026