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Gamochaeta purpurea

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BISH 75341Botany

Gamochaeta purpurea

Purple Cudweed

As recorded: Gamochaeta purpurea (L.) Cabrera

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae

Collected by: Forbes, C.N.
Collector number: 2298..M
Date: May 10, 1920
Locality: W Maui, Olowalu Valley, Ridge left hand side, At edge of pali (cliff)
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Identified by: Alford, M.H.
Record type: Preserved specimen

42 Bishop specimens of Gamochaeta purpurea · collected 1909–2025Species page ›

Gamochaeta purpurea observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild, most recently on 2022-12-23.

Gamochaeta purpurea observed 2022-12-23

2022-12-23

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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

Cite this specimen

Gamochaeta purpurea. BISH 75341. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956543476. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/75341.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956543476 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026