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Portulaca pilosa
shaggy portulaca
As recorded: Portulaca pilosa L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Portulacaceae
- Collected by
- Cuddihy, L.W.
- Collector number
- 709
- Date
- February 16, 1981
- Locality
- Waikapuna, on Kau coast below Maalehu, Kau District, near sea level
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.0167, -155.5667
- Identified by
- Herrmann, S.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On February 16, 1981, Cuddihy, L.W. also collected 1 other specimen.
Still here: Portulaca pilosa observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-29.
2026-09-29
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-24
United States
(c) Robin White, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-06-01
Mauna Loa, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) crockttu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-29
Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-14
Punaluu Road @ Punaluu Beach Park, Hawaii 96777, USA
(c) stefmatis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-30
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Portulaca pilosa. BISH 656869. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956540936. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/656869.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956540936 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026