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Carex meyenii
As recorded: Carex meyenii Nees
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Skottsberg, C.J.F.
- Collector number
- 631
- Date
- September 23, 1922
- Locality
- Hualalai
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,200 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 September 23, 1922, Skottsberg, C.J.F. also collected 18 other specimens.
Aerobryopsis longissima
Botany
Aerobryopsis longissima
Botany
Agrostis sandwicensis
Botany
Campylopus umbellatus
Botany
Cladonia
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Leucobryum gracile
Botany
Macromitrium microstomum
Botany
Macromitrium piliferum
Botany
Myrsine sandwicensis
Botany
Peperomia cookiana
Botany
Racomitrium lanuginosum
Botany
Stenogyne rugosa
Botany
Stenogyne sessilis
Botany
Stereocaulon
Botany
Thuidium cymbifolium
Botany
Wikstroemia phillyreifolia
Botany
Wikstroemia sandwicensis
Botany
Carex meyenii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1922. 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)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex meyenii. BISH 116582. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956518850. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/116582.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956518850 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026