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Acanthospermum australe
Paraguayan starburr
As recorded: Acanthospermum australe (Loefl.) Kuntze
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.
- Collector number
- 5783
- Date
- September 1, 1909
- Locality
- Koholuamanu
- 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 September 1, 1909, Rock, J.F.C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Adenophorus tripinnatifidus
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Adenophorus tripinnatifidus
Botany
Alphitonia ponderosa
Botany
Antidesma platyphyllum
Botany
Antidesma platyphyllum
Botany
Asplenium kaulfussii
Botany
Asteraceae
Botany
Asteraceae
Botany
Carex alligata
Botany
Claoxylon sandwicense
Botany
Claoxylon sandwicense
Botany
Clermontia fauriei
Botany
Clermontia fauriei
Botany
Clermontia fauriei
Botany
Coprosma kauensis
Botany
Coprosma kauensis
Botany
Coprosma kauensis
Botany
Cyanea aculeatiflora
Botany
Cyanea fissa
Botany
Cyanea hirtella
Botany
Cyanea hirtella
Botany
Cyanea hirtella
Botany
Cyanea hirtella
Botany
Cyanea leptostegia
Botany
Acanthospermum australe observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-28.
2026-06-28
Kau Desert Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-10
Waimea Canyon Dr, Lihue, HI, US
(c) Sean Ford, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-13
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-09-15
Waimea Canyon State Park, Princeville, HI, US
(c) David Zipper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-05
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ramblinmetz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-01-13
Ka'u, HI, USA
(c) geoffabbott, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Acanthospermum australe. BISH 73141. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956150219. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/73141.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956150219 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026