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Rumex skottsbergii
lava dock
As recorded: Rumex skottsbergii O.Deg. & I.Deg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Polygonaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.; Degener, I.Isa Degener →Otto Degener →
- Collector number
- 34430
- Date
- September 4, 1977
- Locality
- Near "Belt Road", mauka of Pohue Bay, Kau
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 579 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 4, 1977, Degener, O.; Degener, I. also collected 1 other specimen.
Rumex skottsbergii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1977. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 180 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-14.
2026-10-14
Kīlauea, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) birdbirdbird, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-01
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-27
Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-27
Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-27
Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-27
Pahoa, HI, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Rumex skottsbergii. BISH 797007. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956373929. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/797007.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956373929 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026