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Verbena litoralis
Seashore vervain
As recorded: Verbena litoralis Kunth
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Verbenaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.
- Collector number
- 5995
- Date
- August 27, 1969
- Locality
- Waianae Range west of Schofield Barracks, in Kaluaa Gulch & ridge above
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 27, 1969, Sohmer, S.H. also collected 9 other specimens.
Verbena litoralis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 107 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-19.
2026-10-19
Maui, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-25
Kapolei, HI 96707, USA
no rights reserved
2026-08-24
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-08-05
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-26
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-03
Makiki/Lower/ Punchbowl/Tantalus, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Verbena litoralis. BISH 79755. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956663767. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/79755.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956663767 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026