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Rubus argutus
Sawtooth Blackberry
As recorded: Rubus argutus Link
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Rosaceae
- Collected by
- Christophersen, E.; Wilder, G.P.; Hume, E.P.Erling Christophersen →E.P. Hume →Gerrit Parmele Wilder →
- Collector number
- 1703
- Date
- April 3, 1931
- Locality
- Mt. Kaala
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,200 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 April 3, 1931, Christophersen, E.; Wilder, G.P.; Hume, E.P. also collected 10 other specimens.
Rubus argutus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 270 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-07.
2026-10-07
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Bret Hammer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-30
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) avocat, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-29
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-26
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-15
Pāhoa, HI 96778, USA
(c) Julia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-09
Princeville
(c) quartz_1327, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rubus argutus. BISH 64610. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956486659. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/64610.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956486659 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026