BISH 110362Botany

Cyperus compressus

Poorland Flatsedge

As recorded: Cyperus compressus L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae

Collected by: Yuncker, T.G.
Collector number: 9546
Date: November 28, 1939
Locality: Along NW shore
Island: Ofu
Region: American Samoa
Elevation: 5 m
Identified by: O'Neill, H.
Record type: Preserved specimen

107 Bishop specimens of Cyperus compressus · collected 1906–2024Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 28, 1939, Yuncker, T.G. also collected 22 other specimens.

Cyperus compressus observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1939. 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 110362. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956595551. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/110362.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956595551 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026