Verbascum thapsus
great mullein
As recorded: Verbascum thapsus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Scrophulariaceae
- Collected by
- Kawasaki, A.
- Collector number
- 1
- Date
- August 3, 1959
- Locality
- Saddle Road
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,830 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 3, 1959, Kawasaki, A. also collected 3 other specimens.
Verbascum thapsus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 389 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Mauna Kea Access Road, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) azu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Hawaii Belt Rd, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) swahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-14
Island of Hawaiʻi, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) elmalloy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740, USA
(c) joshweideman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-17
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
no rights reserved
2026-09-17
Hawaii County
(c) onerandomhero, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Verbascum thapsus. BISH 69608. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956242609. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/69608.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956242609 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026