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Bidens cosmoides

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BISH 73600Botany

Bidens cosmoides

cosmosflower beggarticks

As recorded: Bidens cosmoides (A.Gray) Sherff

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 1698 K
Date: July 3, 1917
Locality: Kalalau Trail, Waimea Drainage basin, W side
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

79 Bishop specimens of Bidens cosmoides · collected 1851–2023Species page ›

Bidens cosmoides observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1917. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-30.

Bidens cosmoides observed 2026-05-30

2026-05-30

Hawaii, US

(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Bidens cosmoides observed 2026-05-07

2026-05-07

Hawaii, US

(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Bidens cosmoides observed 2026-03-30

2026-03-30

Hawaii, US

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Bidens cosmoides observed 2026-03-07

2026-03-07

Hawaii, US

(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Bidens cosmoides observed 2026-01-20

2026-01-20

Hawaii, US

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

Bidens cosmoides observed 2026-01-07

2026-01-07

Hawaii, US

(c) Sam Rickert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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

Cite this specimen

Bidens cosmoides. BISH 73600. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956613102. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/73600.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956613102 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026