Stachytarpheta mutabilis
Pink Snakeweed
As recorded: Stachytarpheta mutabilis (Jacq.) Vahl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Verbenaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 21485
- Date
- December 29, 1951
- Locality
- Hanalei Valley
- 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
Collected the same day
On December 29, 1951, Degener, O. also collected 2 other specimens.
Stachytarpheta mutabilis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1951. 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 72015. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956591035. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/72015.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956591035 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
