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Fragaria chiloensis
beach strawberry
As recorded: Fragaria chiloensis subsp. sandwicensis (O.Deg. & I.Deg.) Staudt
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Rosaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 8155
- Date
- August 11, 1927
- Locality
- Haleakala Crater, Koolau gap
- Island
- Maui
- 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 August 11, 1927, Degener, O. also collected 6 other specimens.
Fragaria chiloensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-07-13.
2025-07-13
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) samstrich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-04
Hawaii, US
(c) ddutra, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-05-11
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) hombrefrutas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-11-23
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Nina Lester Finley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-22
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) brantacanadensis1, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-07-05
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) andydella, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Fragaria chiloensis. BISH 64382. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956585387. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/64382.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956585387 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026