
Youngia japonica
Oriental False Hawksbeard
Photo: (c) Tom Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Tom Austin (iNaturalist)
134
Bishop specimens
0
Type specimens
1855
First collected
2024
Last collected
2026
Last seen alive in Hawaiʻi
In the Library
Bishop Museum publications whose pages name Youngia japonica, 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 · 1 page
2019
Hawaiian naturalized vascular plants checklist (February 2019 update)Imada, C. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2013
2012-2013 monitoring of the Orange-Black Damselfly Megalagrion xanthomelas (Sélys-Longchmps) (Zygoptera: Coenagrionidae)Preston, D.J. & Arakaki, K. · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
2003
Kane‘ohe Bay, O‘ahu stream estuary studyEnglund, R.A., D.J. Preston & K.T. Arakaki · Contribution to the Hawaii Biological Survey · 1 page
Where Bishop collected it
33 mapped specimens. Localities of endangered species are shown approximately.
Two centuries of collecting
The oldest Bishop specimen was collected in 1855 by Moran, R.V. (Okinawa).
From the collection
Alive today
610 research-grade iNaturalist sightings in the wild in Hawaiʻi since 2000. Most recent first.

2026-10-21
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Kaneohe, HI, US
(c) FML, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
Kaneohe, HI 96744, USA
(c) Jacob Skaggs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-08
Ho'olehua, HI 96729, USA
(c) Hannah Mirando, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Kula, HI 96790, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-21
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-20
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved

2026-09-12
Waialae - Kahala, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
