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Cyperus compressus
Poorland Flatsedge
As recorded: Cyperus compressus L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W.Elizabeth D. Brown Jr. →Hessler Brown →
- Collector number
- 606
- Date
- September 5, 1921
- Locality
- Taiohae
- Island
- Nuku Hiva
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 300 m
- Identified by
- Strong, M.T.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 5, 1921, Brown, F.B.H.; Brown, E.D.W. also collected 2 other specimens.
Cyperus compressus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 713 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
Fort Myers Beach, FL 33931, USA
(c) s_s_farnsworth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Royal Palm Island, Hollywood, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Royal Palm Island, Hollywood, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Hoover Rd, Hampstead, NC, US
(c) Sky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
851台灣高雄市茂林區, 情人谷吊橋
(c) 洪阿愷, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-11
Little St Simons Island, GA 31522, USA
(c) jamie, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Cyperus compressus. BISH 110184. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956390152. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/110184.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956390152 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026