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Hypochaeris glabra
Smooth Cat's Ear
As recorded: Hypochaeris glabra L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae
- Collected by
- Krauss, N.L.H.
- Collector number
- 887
- Date
- April 21, 1963
- Locality
- East Maui, Waikaloa
- Island
- Maui
- 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 April 21, 1963, Krauss, N.L.H. also collected 8 other specimens.
Hypochaeris glabra observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1963. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 2 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2023-03-29.

2023-03-29
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-03-29
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hypochaeris glabra. BISH 75568. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956364692. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/75568.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956364692 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
