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Carex montis-eeka
As recorded: Carex montis-eeka Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 13569
- Date
- December 24, 1933
- Locality
- Wahiawa, Kahili Bog
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 640 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 December 24, 1933, St.John, H. also collected 2 other specimens.
Carex montis-eeka observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1933. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 17 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-06-15.
2026-06-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Lily Stein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-09-04
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyhl Austin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-27
Hawaii, US
(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-26
Hawaii, US
(c) emoriarty4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-06-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex montis-eeka. BISH 116641. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956439583. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/116641.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956439583 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026