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Bidens forbesii
As recorded: Bidens forbesii subsp. forbesii
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Wood, K.R.
- Collector number
- 14829
- Date
- January 10, 2012
- Locality
- Lihue district; ridge and windward drainages below Kawaikini, Iole headwaters
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 884 m
- Identified by
- Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 10, 2012, Wood, K.R. also collected 2 other specimens.
Bidens forbesii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2012. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-04.

2026-07-04
Hawaii, US
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-06-13
Hawaii, US
(c) annafratantoni, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-01-10
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-09-08
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-08-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2018-08-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Bidens forbesii. BISH 755591. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956214690. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/755591.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956214690 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
