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Hydrangea arguta

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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: 13384
Date: December 23, 1936
Locality: head, Wailau Valley
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.1102, -156.8367 ± 3,241 m
Elevation: 900 m
Identified by: BISH staff
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Where it was collected

Still here: Hydrangea arguta observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 19 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-01-09.

Hydrangea arguta observed 2025-01-09

2025-01-09

Maui County, US-HI, US

(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hydrangea arguta observed 2024-10-18

2024-10-18

Hawaii, US

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

Hydrangea arguta observed 2024-09-11

2024-09-11

Hawaii, US

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

Hydrangea arguta observed 2024-09-11

2024-09-11

Hawaii, US

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

Hydrangea arguta observed 2024-06-26

2024-06-26

Hawaii, US

(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Hydrangea arguta observed 2024-06-26

2024-06-26

Hawaii, US

(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Hydrangea arguta. BISH 69539. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956393081. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/69539.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956393081 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026