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Gaillardia pulchella
firewheel
As recorded: Gaillardia pulchella Foug.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 5774
- Date
- May 15, 1932
- Locality
- Mokuleia
- Island
- Oʻahu
- 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 May 15, 1932, Degener, O. also collected 1 other specimen.
Gaillardia pulchella observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.
2026-10-25
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Olie Turner III, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-24
Koolauloa, Hauula, HI, USA
(c) Chris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Christopher David Benda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-13
Kahuku, HI 96731, USA
no rights reserved
2025-12-28
Koolauloa, Hauula, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-06-25
Kahuku Golf Course, Kahuku, HI, US
(c) dude_mala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Gaillardia pulchella. BISH 75277. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956206447. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/75277.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956206447 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026