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Dysphania ambrosioides
Mexican tea
As recorded: Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Amaranthaceae
- Collected by
- Faccenda, K.
- Collector number
- 2576
- Date
- August 3, 2022
- Locality
- Waimanalo, intersection of Khiki St. and Makakalo St
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 26 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 3, 2022, Faccenda, K. also collected 4 other specimens.
Dysphania ambrosioides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 2022. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 9 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-18.

2026-06-18
Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-06
S Kihei Rd, Kīhei, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-07-04
McCully - Moiliili, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2024-07-19
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
no rights reserved

2024-07-10
Maui, Kihei, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-05-09
Maui, Kihei, HI, US
(c) John Starmer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Dysphania ambrosioides. BISH 787212. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956184935. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/787212.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956184935 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
