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Hydrangea arguta

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BISH 69381Botany

Hydrangea arguta

As recorded: Hydrangea arguta (Gaudich.) Y.De Smet & C.Granados

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cornales › Hydrangeaceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 208 Mo
Date: July 1, 1912
Locality: Mountains above Puu Kolekole
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: BISH staff
Record type: Preserved specimen

347 Bishop specimens of Hydrangea arguta · collected 1817–2019Species page ›

Hydrangea arguta observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1912. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 538 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

Hydrangea arguta observed 2026-10-21

2026-10-21

West Maui Forest Reserve, Wailuku, HI, US

(c) planetboom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hydrangea arguta observed 2026-10-21

2026-10-21

Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA

(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hydrangea arguta observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

Waianae, HI 96792, USA

(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hydrangea arguta observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

Waianae, HI 96792, USA

(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hydrangea arguta observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

Waianae, HI 96792, USA

(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hydrangea arguta observed 2026-10-13

2026-10-13

Hawaii, US

(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Hydrangea arguta. BISH 69381. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956171539. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/69381.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956171539 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026