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Argemone glauca
pua kala
As recorded: Argemone glauca var. decipiens G.B.Ownbey
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ranunculales › Papaveraceae
- Collected by
- Tabrah, F.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- September 1, 1966
- Locality
- Kohala Mt. Rd. ~2 mi from Waimea
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.0423, -155.7219 ± 806 m
- Elevation
- 853 m
- 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On September 1, 1966, Tabrah, F. also collected 3 other specimens.
Still here: Argemone glauca observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 42 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-08-30.

2026-08-30
Waimea
(c) jschoenh, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-04
Waikoloa Village, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-06-17
Island of Hawaiʻi, Waikoloa, HI, US
(c) pink_plover, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-05-11
Kawaihae Rd, Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-12
Waikoloa, HI, US
(c) Carlos/Giancarla Ross (AnimeBirder), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-12
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Argemone glauca. BISH 9874. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956390645. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/9874.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956390645 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
