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Rubus rosifolius
roseleaf bramble
As recorded: Rubus rosifolius Sm.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Rosaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 8174
- Date
- June 21, 1929
- Locality
- 29 miles glenwood, Hawaii
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 21, 1929, Degener, O. also collected 1 other specimen.
Rubus rosifolius observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 865 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.

2026-10-21
West Maui Forest Reserve, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) planetboom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-15
Aihualama Trail, Kailua, HI, US
(c) FML, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Haiku, HI 96708, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-29
Kailua-Kona
(c) kdawg87, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-22
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rubus rosifolius. BISH 696880. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956219057. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/696880.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956219057 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
