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Amaranthus spinosus
spiny amaranth
As recorded: Amaranthus spinosus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Oppenheimer, H.L.
- Collector number
- H40124
- Date
- April 15, 2001
- Locality
- Hulopoe Beach, behind
- Island
- Lānaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7408, -156.8953 ± 105 m
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On April 15, 2001, Oppenheimer, H.L. also collected 14 other specimens.
Still here: Amaranthus spinosus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 2001. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 6 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-04-10.

2024-04-10
Lanaʻi, Lanai City, HI, US
(c) j_deslippe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2023-06-21
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-06-21
Lanai City, HI 96763, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-06-20
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-06-19
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2023-06-19
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Amaranthus spinosus. BISH 771782. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956642351. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/771782.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956642351 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
