Stachytarpheta mutabilis
Pink Snakeweed
As recorded: Stachytarpheta mutabilis (Jacq.) Vahl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Verbenaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.; Forbes, H.J.Charles N. Forbes →Hitchcock Forbes →
- Collector number
- 459K
- Date
- September 1, 1931
- Locality
- Between Hanalei and Kilauea
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Stachytarpheta mutabilis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-06-26.

2024-06-26
Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Judi Sanders, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-10-29
Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Graham Steinruck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-11-25
Hanalei NWR, Kapaʻa, HI
(c) Sydney Gerig, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-11-15
Hanalei National Wildlife Refuge, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Remington Tengs Jackson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Stachytarpheta mutabilis. BISH 72014. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956590691. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/72014.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956590691 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
