Verbascum thapsus
great mullein
As recorded: Verbascum thapsus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Scrophulariaceae
- Collected by
- Cuddihy, L.W.; State ESP teamL.W. Cuddihy →State ESP team →
- Collector number
- ESP 078
- Date
- December 18, 1979
- Locality
- Keauhou Ranch, Kau district
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.4833, -155.3500
- Elevation
- 1,890 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On December 18, 1979, Cuddihy, L.W.; State ESP team also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Verbascum thapsus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1979. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 28 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-05-27.

2026-05-27
Puu Oo Horse Trail, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Emily, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-12
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Rafael Enrique Baez Segui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-23
Upper Waiakea Forest Reserve, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Rosario Douglas, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-07-04
Daniel K Inouye Hwy, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-10-05
Hawaiʻi, Hilo, HI, US
(c) marijoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-26
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) FreckLes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Verbascum thapsus. BISH 657054. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956347926. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/657054.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956347926 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
