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Bidens hawaiensis
As recorded: Bidens hawaiensis A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Greenwell, A.Otto Degener →Arthur Greenwell →
- Collector number
- 21902
- Date
- February 18, 1952
- Locality
- W side of Honopui Valley Along ditch trail leading to Kaukini cabin
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- 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 February 18, 1952, Degener, O.; Greenwell, A. also collected 20 other specimens.
Bidens hawaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-03-26.

2026-03-26
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-01-15
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Sam Rickert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-19
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-19
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2013-12-29
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Nicolas Küffer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Bidens hawaiensis. BISH 74178. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956486704. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/74178.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956486704 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
