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Ranunculus mauiensis
Maui buttercup
As recorded: Ranunculus mauiensis A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ranunculales › Ranunculaceae
- Collected by
- Cranwell, L.M.; Selling, O.; Skottsberg, C.Lucy May Cranwell →Olof H. Selling →Carl Skottsberg →
- Collector number
- 3011
- Date
- August 19, 1938
- Locality
- Waimea, Kohua ridge, Kawaia trail
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Duncan, T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 19, 1938, Cranwell, L.M.; Selling, O.; Skottsberg, C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Asplenium macraei
Botany
Asplenium polyodon
Botany
Asplenium schizophyllum
Botany
Bidens cosmoides
Botany
Campylopus hawaiicus
Botany
Campylopus hawaiicus
Botany
Campylopus hawaiicus
Botany
Coprosma waimeae
Botany
Cyanea hirtella
Botany
Cyanea leptostegia
Botany
Cyperus meyenianus
Botany
Cyrtandra longifolia
Botany
Dianella sandwicensis
Botany
Distichophyllum freycinetii
Botany
Distichophyllum paradoxum
Botany
Dryopteris rubiginosa
Botany
Euphorbia atrococca
Botany
Leucobryum seemannii
Botany
Microlepia setosa
Botany
Orthodontium pellucens
Botany
Pannaria lurida
Botany
Peperomia membranacea
Botany
Perrottetia sandwicensis
Botany
Pseudocyphellaria horridula
Botany
Ranunculus mauiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-29.
2026-05-29
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2006-12-06
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2003-08-11
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Ranunculus mauiensis. BISH 64115. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956595346. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/64115.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956595346 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026