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Helichrysum foetidum
Stinking Everlasting
As recorded: Helichrysum foetidum (L.) Cass.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Douglas, P.; Hindes; Durkin; PopolizioP. Douglas →Durkin →C. Hindes →C. Popolizio →
- Collector number
- 4550
- Date
- January 15, 1991
- Locality
- Pohakuloa, Hamakua, S of Charlie Tank trail
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,829 m
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Helichrysum foetidum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1991. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 35 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-03.
2026-04-03
Puʻu Waʻawaʻa Forest Reserve, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) abby-millsap, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-16
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-25
Hawaii, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-25
Hawaii, Hawaii, United States
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-09
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-01
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Graham Steinruck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Helichrysum foetidum. BISH 706826. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956195875. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/706826.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956195875 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026