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Halophila hawaiiana
Hawaiian Seagrass
As recorded: Halophila hawaiiana Doty & B.C.Stone
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Alismatales › Hydrocharitaceae
- Collected by
- Hodgson, L.M.
- Collector number
- 25021
- Date
- February 6, 2000
- Locality
- Kihei, Lipoa St.
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Hodgson, L.M.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 6, 2000, Hodgson, L.M. also collected 5 other specimens.
Halophila hawaiiana observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2000. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-09-19.

2025-09-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-05-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-05-02
Hawaii, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-02
Hawaii, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-02
Hawaii, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-05-02
Hawaii, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Halophila hawaiiana. BISH 701870. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956250239. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/701870.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956250239 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
