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Emilia fosbergii
Red Tasselflower
As recorded: Emilia fosbergii Nicolson
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Funk, E.J.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- February 4, 1991
- Locality
- South Kohala District. Collected east of Queen Kaahumanu Highway between Mauna Lani Drive and Puako turn off
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.9500, -155.8167
- Elevation
- 61 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On February 4, 1991, Funk, E.J. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Still here: Emilia fosbergii observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-06-20.

2026-06-20
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Thomas Lacy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-14
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA
(c) birdsflowersying, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-13
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
(c) juditia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-05-06
Hawaiʻi, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) l1ay, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-03-20
Hawaiʻi, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Maria Winkler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2021-05-08
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) A. Moore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Emilia fosbergii. BISH 662903. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956680962. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/662903.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956680962 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
