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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
- 10497
- Date
- December 7, 1933
- Locality
- Awehi Stream above Hilo
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 485 m
- Identified by
- BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 7, 1933, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 18 other specimens.
Antidesma platyphyllum
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Diplopterygium pinnatum
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Hydrangea arguta
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Hydrocotyle verticillata
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Kadua axillaris
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Kadua axillaris
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Kadua axillaris
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Kadua axillaris
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Kadua axillaris
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Kadua axillaris
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Ludwigia octovalvis
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Melastoma malabathricum
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Ophioderma falcatum
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Pipturus albidus
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Pipturus albidus
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Pleroma urvilleanum
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Pluchea carolinensis
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Sacciolepis indica
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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.
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 69473. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956501970. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/69473.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956501970 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026