BISH 111800Botany

Carex uncinata

Bastard Grass

As recorded: Uncinia uncinata (L.f.) Kük.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae

Collected by: Quayle, E.H.
Collector number: s.n.
Date: August 1, 1922
Locality: Pirae-Moua Aorai Trail.
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Record type: Preserved specimen

111 Bishop specimens of Carex uncinata · collected 1864–2022Species page ›

Collected the same day

On August 1, 1922, Quayle, E.H. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Carex uncinata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 437 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.

2026-10-10

Long Bay 7583, New Zealand

(c) campbellnotjames, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09

Southland Region 9818, New Zealand

(c) midnightkiwi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05

Waipori Falls Rd, Outram, Otago, NZ

(c) Andrew Matheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05

Waipori Falls Rd, Outram, Otago, NZ

(c) Andrew Matheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-02

Piha 0772, New Zealand

(c) M Rutherford, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-09-26

Stewart Island/Rakiura Ward, Southland, NZ

(c) Alastair McDowell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Carex uncinata. BISH 111800. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956209001. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/111800.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956209001 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026