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Silene struthioloides
alpine catchfly
As recorded: Silene struthioloides A.Gray
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Caryophyllales › Caryophyllaceae
- Collected by
- Jacobi, J.D.
- Collector number
- JDJ 3020
- Date
- July 12, 1984
- Locality
- Kaohe Ahupuaa, Mauna Kea, in small gulch west of Puu Mali. Transect Ha, Station 5.
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2,042 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Silene struthioloides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 43 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-25.

2026-07-25
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) joshjoshjoshjoshjosh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-30
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Kyle Elshoff, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-04-20
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) annathn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-16
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Kevin Chiang, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-09
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-08-01
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Eduardo Fernández Pascual, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Silene struthioloides. BISH 801297. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956411325. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/801297.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956411325 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
