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Hydrangea arguta

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BISH 69447Botany

Hydrangea arguta

Kanawao

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

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cornales › Hydrangeaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 10212
Date: September 3, 1933
Locality: Kohala Mountains: Head of Alakahi Fork of Waipio Valley: Upper Hamakua Ditch Trail
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 1,075 m
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 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 537 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

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)

Hydrangea arguta observed 2026-10-09

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 69447. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956182593. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/69447.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956182593 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026