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Silene struthioloides
alpine catchfly
As recorded: Silene struthioloides A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Caryophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 2313
- Date
- August 20, 1927
- Locality
- Kaupo Gap, Haleakala
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Faccenda, K.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 20, 1927, Degener, O. also collected 15 other specimens.
Argyroxiphium caliginis
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Dianella sandwicensis
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Dianella sandwicensis
Botany
Dianella sandwicensis
Botany
Dubautia plantaginea
Botany
Eragrostis grandis
Botany
Euphorbia celastroides
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua centranthoides
Botany
Korthalsella complanata
Botany
Madia sativa
Botany
Madia sativa
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Scaevola chamissoniana
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Sisymbrium altissimum
Botany
Silene struthioloides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 43 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-25.
2026-07-25
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) joshjoshjoshjoshjosh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-30
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyle Elshoff, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-04-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) annathn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-16
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-01
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Eduardo Fernández Pascual, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Silene struthioloides. BISH 758068. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956634524. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/758068.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956634524 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026