
Galium
Bedstraw
Photo: (c) AndreaC, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND), uploaded by AndreaC (iNaturalist)
14
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1946
First collected
1991
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Galium, most mentions first.
2025
Imada, C.T., Faccenda, K., Thomas, M.K., Gallaher, T., Oppenhemier, H., Kennedy, B. & Kalei, A. (eds.) Hawaiian native & naturalized vascular plants checklist (2025 update). 780 pp. [published online 6 November 2025]· Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 6 pages
2019
Hawaiian naturalized vascular plants checklist (February 2019 update)Imada, C. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 6 pages
2013
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 1994–2013: IndexEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 3 pages
2012
New plant records from the Hawaiian Islands for 2010-2011Frolich, D. & Lau, A. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 3 pages
2011
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2011: PlantsEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 3 pages
2019
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 2019: VolumeEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
2002
Index to the Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for the years 1994 through 2000Evenhuis, N.L. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
2000
Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey for 1994–2000: IndexEvenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds) · Records of the Hawaii Biological Survey · 2 pages
Where Bishop collected it
9 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1946 by Conover, J.T. (Okinawa). The Museum last collected it in 1991; iNaturalist observers have seen it in the wild as recently as September 17, 2026.
From the collection
Alive today
16 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.

2026-09-17
Waimea, HI 96743, USA
no rights reserved

2026-07-24
Island of Hawaiʻi, Hilo, HI, US
(c) James Miller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-24
Makawao
(c) dsgruner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-05
Kipuka Puʻu Huluhulu Trail, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Chloe DuBose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-06-02
Aulii Dr, Makawao, HI, US
(c) littlemongoose, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-02-05
Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-03-04
Honua‘ula Forest Reserve, Kailua Kona, HI, US
(c) Graham Steinruck, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-17
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Saban-Sequén, E.A., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
