Gnaphalium sandwicensium Gaudich. var. flagellare Sherff, Amer. J. Bot. 36: 505. 1949. Type information: Holotype [BISH]. C.N. Forbes 722.Mo. 1 April 1915. Moloka`i: Kahanui Gulch. =Pseudognaphalium sandwicensium var. sandwicensium