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Carex subfusca
rusty slender sedge
As recorded: Carex subfusca W.Boott
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Krauss, R.W.
- Collector number
- 355
- Date
- September 3, 1948
- Locality
- East Maui, Paliku
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2,042 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 3, 1948, Krauss, R.W. also collected 11 other specimens.
Carex subfusca observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-30.
2026-08-30
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-10
Skyline Rd, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-03
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-17
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-29
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-12-07
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) Brayden Pollvogt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex subfusca. BISH 116523. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956228470. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/116523.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956228470 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026