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Hydrangea arguta
Kanawao
As recorded: Hydrangea arguta (Gaudich.) Y.De Smet & C.Granados
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cornales › Hydrangeaceae
- Collected by
- Chock, A.K.
- Collector number
- 983
- Date
- August 19, 1953
- Locality
- Waimea, Na Pali-Kona forest reserve, Waialeale trail, Alakai swamp, Keaku river
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,372 m
- Identified by
- BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 19, 1953, Chock, A.K. also collected 11 other specimens.
Hydrangea arguta observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1953. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 537 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-09
Kaaipu Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Steffen Kelly, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hydrangea arguta. BISH 69428. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956446287. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/69428.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956446287 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026