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Heterotheca grandiflora
Telegraphweed
As recorded: Heterotheca grandiflora Nutt.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Bryan Jr., E.H.
- Collector number
- 721
- Date
- February 13, 1931
- Locality
- Central wind-swept plateau
- Island
- Kahoʻolawe
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 350 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 13, 1931, Bryan Jr., E.H. also collected 13 other specimens.
Atriplex semibaccata
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Atriplex semibaccata
Botany
Capparis spinosa
Botany
Cenchrus echinatus
Botany
Cynodon dactylon
Botany
Desmodium uncinatum
Botany
Erythrina sandwicensis
Botany
Heterotheca grandiflora
Botany
Leucaena leucocephala
Botany
Nicotiana glauca
Botany
Tridax procumbens
Botany
Tridax procumbens
Botany
Waltheria indica
Botany
Heterotheca grandiflora observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1931. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 89 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.
2026-10-14
Island of Hawaiʻi, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) elmalloy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-19
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) joshweideman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-16
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
no rights reserved
2026-08-03
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-30
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jordan Rowley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-19
Hawaii County, HI, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Heterotheca grandiflora. BISH 75546. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956345448. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/75546.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956345448 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026