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Carex kauaiensis
As recorded: Carex kauaiensis R.W.Krauss
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Pearsall, G.A.
- Collector number
- 439
- Date
- July 9, 1959
- Locality
- Kokee-Hena Road
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,219 m
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 9, 1959, Pearsall, G.A. also collected 8 other specimens.
Carex kauaiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2024-07-11.
2024-07-11
Hawaii, US
(c) jcombs15, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-19
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-06-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-06-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-06-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Bobby Brittingham, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2022-10-13
Hawaii, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex kauaiensis. BISH 11645. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956533245. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/11645.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956533245 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026