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Dubautia laxa in life — In life — Naʻenaʻe-pua-melemele, photographed by an iNaturalist observer, not this specimen. (c) Forest and Kim Starr, some rights reserved (CC BY)

BISH 74568Botany

Dubautia laxa

Naʻenaʻe-pua-melemele

As recorded: Dubautia laxa subsp. hirsuta (Hillebr.) G.D.Carr

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 272.K
Date: August 1, 1909
Locality: Wahiawa Mts
Island: Kauaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Carr, G.D.
Record type: Preserved specimen

368 Bishop specimens of Dubautia laxa · collected 1851–2025Species page ›

Dubautia laxa observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1909. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 118 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-11-01.

Dubautia laxa observed 2026-11-01

2026-11-01

Wahiawa, HI 96786, USA

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

Dubautia laxa observed 2026-10-31

2026-10-31

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Dubautia laxa observed 2026-10-31

2026-10-31

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Dubautia laxa observed 2026-10-18

2026-10-18

Honolulu County, US-HI, US

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

Dubautia laxa observed 2026-10-17

2026-10-17

Honolulu County, HI, USA

(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Dubautia laxa observed 2026-09-25

2026-09-25

Hawaii, US

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

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

Cite this specimen

Dubautia laxa. BISH 74568. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956545071. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/74568.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956545071 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026