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Boerhavia repens

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BISH 729101Botany

Boerhavia repens

Crawling Spiderling

As recorded: Boerhavia repens L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Nyctaginaceae

Collected by: Starr, F.; Starr, K.; SmithSmith →Forest Starr →Kim Starr →
Collector number: 050419-30
Date: April 19, 2005
Locality: Mokolii
Island: Oʻahu
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: BISH staff
Record type: Preserved specimen

280 Bishop specimens of Boerhavia repens · collected 1864–2023Species page ›

Boerhavia repens observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 2005. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 136 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-11.

Boerhavia repens observed 2026-10-11

2026-10-11

HI, US

(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Boerhavia repens observed 2026-09-20

2026-09-20

Hawaii, US

(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Boerhavia repens observed 2026-08-22

2026-08-22

Kealahou St + Kalanianaole Hwy, Honolulu, HI 96825, USA

(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Boerhavia repens observed 2026-07-29

2026-07-29

Waialua, HI 96791, USA

(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Boerhavia repens observed 2026-06-30

2026-06-30

Kalaoa, HI, US

(c) NPS - pacific island vegetation monitoring, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Boerhavia repens observed 2026-06-30

2026-06-30

Island of Hawaiʻi, Kalaoa, HI, US

(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Boerhavia repens. BISH 729101. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956464654. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/729101.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956464654 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026