
BISH 75486.2Botany
Bidens amplectens
As recorded: Bidens amplectens Sherff
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Rock, J.F.C.; C. S. JuddCharles S. Judd Sr. →Joseph F. Rock →
- Date
- 1918
- Locality
- Makaleha Valley
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Honolulu, Hawai`i, United States
- Identified by
- D.R.Herbst, S.H.Sohmer & W.L.WagnerS.H. D.R.Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →W.L.Wagner →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Bidens amplectens observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1918. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-17.

2026-02-17
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
no rights reserved

2005-03-19
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Gerry Carr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2002-02-23
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Gerry Carr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Bidens amplectens. BISH 75486.2. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35449991. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/75486.2.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35449991 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
