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Lipochaeta lavarum
As recorded: Lipochaeta lavarum (Gaudich.) DC.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Wysong, M.L.
- Collector number
- 562
- Date
- January 4, 2005
- Locality
- Kalaupapa; Waikolu Valley, base of stream
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 4, 2005, Wysong, M.L. also collected 16 other specimens.
Lipochaeta lavarum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2005. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 8 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-10-17.

2025-10-17
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) premota, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-07-30
Wailuku, HI 96793, USA
no rights reserved

2024-07-30
Wailuku, HI 96793, USA
no rights reserved

2024-04-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2011-04-05
Kaho‘olawe, Hawaii, USA
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2010-06-22
Kaho‘olawe, Hawaii, USA
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Lipochaeta lavarum. BISH 718641. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956245775. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/718641.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956245775 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
