
Argyroxiphium sandwicense
'Āhinahina
As recorded: Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum (A.Gray) Meyrat
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 9975
- Date
- 1933
- Locality
- East Maui, slopes of Haleakala Between top of Halemauu Trail & end of road at Puu Nianiau
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Carr, G.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Argyroxiphium sandwicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,635 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26
Hawaii, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-23
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) planetboom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) swahn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Makaela K., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Hawaii, US
(c) Nicole O, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Argyroxiphium sandwicense. BISH 73267. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956318927. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/73267.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956318927 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
