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Cirsium vulgare
Bull Thistle
As recorded: Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Sorensen, O.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- 1914
- Locality
- Parker Ranch, Waimea
- 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
Cirsium vulgare observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1914. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 103 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
Maui, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-17
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
no rights reserved
2026-08-10
Mauna Kea Access Road, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-15
Lanaʻi, Lānaʻi City, HI, US
(c) Kona Dancil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-14
Lanaʻi, Lānaʻi City, HI, US
(c) Kona Dancil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-28
Lanai Ave, Lānaʻi City, HI, US
(c) emcguirt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cirsium vulgare. BISH 74279. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956545069. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/74279.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956545069 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026