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Solanum nelsonii
Nelson's Horsenettle
As recorded: Solanum nelsonii Dunal
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Solanales › Solanaceae
- Collected by
- Caum, E.L.
- Collector number
- 29
- Date
- April 23, 1923
- Locality
- Eastern Island
- Island
- Midway Atoll
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 3 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 23, 1923, Caum, E.L. also collected 15 other specimens.
Boerhavia repens
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Boerhavia repens
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Capparis spinosa
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Capparis spinosa
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Cenchrus echinatus
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Eleusine indica
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Phyllostegia variabilis
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Portulaca lutea
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Scaevola taccada
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Scaevola taccada
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Scaevola taccada
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Sida fallax
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Solanum nelsonii
Botany
Solanum nelsonii
Botany
Tribulus cistoides
Botany
Solanum nelsonii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-27.
2026-05-27
United States
(c) nickminnich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-02-27
United States
(c) tluisaw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-26
Hawaii, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2021-02-03
United States
(c) Saxony Charlot, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2019-09-21
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Danielle Frohlich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Solanum nelsonii. BISH 70081. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956206424. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/70081.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956206424 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026