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Carex meyenii
As recorded: Carex meyenii Nees
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Wilbur, R.L.; Webster, G.L.Grady L. Webster →R.L. Wilbur →
- Collector number
- 947
- Date
- July 2, 1948
- Locality
- East Maui, Haleakala, Koolau Gap
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,524 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 2, 1948, Wilbur, R.L.; Webster, G.L. also collected 16 other specimens.
Asplenium monanthes
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Asteraceae
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Cardamine occulta
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Carex alligata
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Carex subfusca
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Carex wahuensis
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Dryopteris wallichiana
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Lysimachia remyi
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Peperomia expallescens
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Peperomia membranacea
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Peperomia tetraphylla
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Pipturus albidus
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Polystichum hillebrandii
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Scaevola chamissoniana
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Sisyrinchium acre
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Touchardia oahuensis
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Carex meyenii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-23.
2026-04-23
Manoa Cliff Trail, Kailua, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-23
Manoa Cliff Trail, Kailua, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-23
Manoa Rd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-05
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
(c) Caroline Wolfe-Merritt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-27
Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA
no rights reserved
2025-10-02
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Carex meyenii. BISH 116571. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956253052. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/116571.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956253052 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026