Argyroxiphium sandwicense
'Āhinahina
As recorded: Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. sandwicense
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- Collector Number: 880.H
- Date
- 1915
- Locality
- Mauna Kea, source of Wailuku River
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Carr, G.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Argyroxiphium sandwicense observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1915. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,636 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)
2026-10-25
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Omg Media, 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)
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Cite this specimen
Argyroxiphium sandwicense. BISH 73328. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956299886. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/73328.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956299886 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026