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Hydrangea arguta
Kanawao
As recorded: Hydrangea arguta (Gaudich.) Y.De Smet & C.Granados
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Cornales › Hydrangeaceae
- Collected by
- Spence, G.
- Collector number
- 76
- Date
- October 16, 1972
- Locality
- W Maui, Puu Kukui
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,341 m
- Identified by
- BISH staff
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Hydrangea arguta observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 538 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
West Maui Forest Reserve, Wailuku, HI, US
(c) planetboom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Kapaʻa, HI 96746, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-17
Waianae, HI 96792, USA
(c) jeremypmccann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Brynn Fricke, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Hydrangea arguta. BISH 80877. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956590237. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/80877.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956590237 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026