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Mesosphaerum pectinatum
Comb Bushmint
As recorded: Mesosphaerum pectinatum (L.) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Wysong, M.L.
- Collector number
- 498
- Date
- December 7, 2004
- Locality
- Kalaupapa; Kauhako crater, SW zone
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 7, 2004, Wysong, M.L. also collected 22 other specimens.
Ageratum conyzoides
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Asplenium musifolium
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Bidens pilosa
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Bidens pilosa
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Bidens pilosa
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Coleus australis
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Cordyline fruticosa
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Digitaria ciliaris
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Dioscorea bulbifera
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Doryopteris decipiens
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Emilia fosbergii
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Furcraea foetida
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Melinis minutiflora
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Microsorum grossum
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Nephrolepis brownii
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Oplismenus hirtellus
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Peperomia leptostachya
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Psilotum nudum
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Stictocardia tiliifolia
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Syzygium cumini
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Taraxacum officinale
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Wikstroemia oahuensis
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Mesosphaerum pectinatum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2004. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 182 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-22.
2026-10-22
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
United States
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-11
Puna Kai Shopping Center, Pāhoa, HI, US
(c) Tara Severns, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-02
Puʻu Ka Pele Forest Reserve, Princeville, HI, US
(c) kalliharshman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-29
Hawaii Belt Rd, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-29
Hawaii Belt Rd, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Mesosphaerum pectinatum. BISH 718724. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956495894. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/718724.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956495894 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026