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Heliotropium curassavicum
alkali heliotrope
As recorded: Heliotropium curassavicum L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Boraginales › Heliotropiaceae
- Collected by
- Starr, F.; Starr, K.Forest Starr →Kim Starr →
- Collector number
- 060405-08
- Date
- April 5, 2006
- Locality
- Molokini Islet
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 5, 2006, Starr, F.; Starr, K. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Chenopodiastrum murale
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Chloris barbata
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Dactyloctenium aegyptium
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Digitaria insularis
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Emilia fosbergii
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Euphorbia hirta
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Gamochaeta pensylvanica
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Heteropogon contortus
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Jacquemontia sandwicensis
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Lactuca sativa
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Leucaena leucocephala
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Lycium sandwicense
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Malva parviflora
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Malva parviflora
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Nicotiana glauca
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Pluchea carolinensis
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Pluchea indica
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Heliotropium curassavicum observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2006. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 571 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Koloa, HI, US
(c) Will Bartlett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-09
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-08
Dike Trail, Maalaea, HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-03
Kalanianaole Hwy + Kuliouou Rd, Honolulu, HI 96821, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-02
Naalehu, HI 96772, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-21
Ka'ena Point State Park, Waialua, HI, US
(c) apalkovic, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Heliotropium curassavicum. BISH 731881. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956244520. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/731881.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956244520 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026