Asparagus aethiopicus
African Asparagus
As recorded: Asparagus aethiopicus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Asparagaceae
- Collected by
- Oppenheimer, H.L.
- Collector number
- H30119
- Date
- March 11, 2001
- Locality
- S Kohala District, Anaehoomalu
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 19.9161, -155.8806
- Elevation
- 12 m
- Identified by
- Gallaher, T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Still here: Asparagus aethiopicus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2001. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 7 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-12-01.

2024-12-01
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
no rights reserved

2024-11-10
Hawaiʻi, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) ficer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-08-26
Hawaiʻi, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) ficer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-04-07
Waimea, Hawái 96743, EE. UU.
(c) Saban-Sequén, E.A., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-10-17
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) BIISC, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2022-03-05
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Asparagus aethiopicus. BISH 771780. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956593834. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/771780.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956593834 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
