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Carex montis-eeka
As recorded: Carex montis-eeka Hillebr.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Cranwell, L.M.; Selling, O.; Skottsberg, C.Lucy May Cranwell →Olof H. Selling →Carl Skottsberg →
- Collector number
- 3042
- Date
- August 23, 1938
- Locality
- Waialeale, summit
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 August 23, 1938, Cranwell, L.M.; Selling, O.; Skottsberg, C. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Asteraceae
Botany
Asteraceae
Botany
Breutelia arundinifolia
Botany
Bucklandiella subsecunda
Botany
Carex montis-eeka
Botany
Cladonia didyma
Botany
Cyrtandra longifolia
Botany
Deschampsia nubigena
Botany
Dichanthelium cynodon
Botany
Dichanthelium cynodon
Botany
Dichanthelium cynodon
Botany
Dichanthelium isachnoides
Botany
Dubautia laxa
Botany
Helodeaster helenae
Botany
Plantago pachyphylla
Botany
Plantago pachyphylla
Botany
Plantago pachyphylla
Botany
Plantago pachyphylla
Botany
Racomitrium pruinosum
Botany
Rhynchospora chinensis
Botany
Rhynchospora chinensis
Botany
Scaevola glabra
Botany
Siphula subulata
Botany
Trachypodopsis auriculata
Botany
Carex montis-eeka observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. 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 116655. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956236725. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/116655.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956236725 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026