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Carex wahuensis
Oahu Sedge
As recorded: Carex wahuensis subsp. wahuensis
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Morley, H.
- Collector number
- 155-H
- Date
- August 21, 1934
- Locality
- Bird Park (Kipuka Puaulu)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,189 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 August 21, 1934, Morley, H. also collected 14 other specimens.
Cocculus orbiculatus
Botany
Digitaria violascens
Botany
Dryopteris glabra
Botany
Festuca bromoides
Botany
Festuca bromoides
Botany
Holcus lanatus
Botany
Holcus lanatus
Botany
Holcus lanatus
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Kadua affinis
Botany
Melinis repens
Botany
Oxalis corniculata
Botany
Panicum tenuifolium
Botany
Paspalum conjugatum
Botany
Carex wahuensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 226 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Kula, HI 96790, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-11
East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) ash253808, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-10
Lanai City
(c) seawolf26, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-10
Lanai City
(c) seawolf26, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex wahuensis. BISH 116697. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956273505. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/116697.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956273505 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026