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Dubautia laxa
Naʻenaʻe-pua-melemele
As recorded: Dubautia laxa subsp. hirsuta (Hillebr.) G.D.Carr
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Carroll, J.J. Carroll →Otto Degener →
- Collector number
- 20405
- Date
- December 26, 1949
- Locality
- Waianae Mts.; Mount Kaala north slope, DuPont Trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,067 m
- Identified by
- Carr, G.D.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 26, 1949, Degener, O.; Carroll, J. also collected 2 other specimens.
Dubautia laxa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1949. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 115 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-18.

2026-10-18
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) conlonae, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Matthew Kahokuloa, Jr., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-05
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
no rights reserved

2026-08-24
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Dubautia laxa. BISH 74552. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956191864. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/74552.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956191864 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
