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Carex subfusca
rusty slender sedge
As recorded: Carex subfusca W.Boott
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Skottsberg, C.J.F.
- Collector number
- 524
- Date
- September 15, 1922
- Locality
- E Mauna Loa, trail to rest house
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 15, 1922, Skottsberg, C.J.F. also collected 19 other specimens.
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Botany
Campylopus introflexus
Botany
Carex wahuensis
Botany
Ceratodon purpureus
Botany
Coprosma ernodeoides
Botany
Cyperus hillebrandii
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Dubautia ciliolata
Botany
Eragrostis leptophylla
Botany
Euchiton sphaericus
Botany
Geranium cuneatum
Botany
Luzula hawaiiensis
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Morelotia gahniiformis
Botany
Pellaea ternifolia
Botany
Racomitrium lanuginosum
Botany
Sophora chrysophylla
Botany
Touchardia oahuensis
Botany
Carex subfusca observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1922. 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 116535. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956545252. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/116535.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956545252 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026