Cladium mariscus
Swamp Sawgrass
As recorded: Cladium jamaicense Crantz
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Heller, A.A.
- Collector number
- 2508
- Date
- July 2, 1895
- Locality
- Along the Hanapepe River, near the falls
- 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 July 2, 1895, Heller, A.A. also collected 16 other specimens.
Cardiospermum halicacabum
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Cladium mariscus
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Crepidomanes draytonianum
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Crepidomanes draytonianum
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Crepidomanes draytonianum
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Eleocharis obtusa
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Euphorbia celastroides
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Selaginella arbuscula
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Selaginella arbuscula
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Selaginella arbuscula
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Solanum americanum
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Touchardia latifolia
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Touchardia latifolia
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Wikstroemia oahuensis
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Cladium mariscus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1895. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-14.
2026-09-14
Kailua, HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-19
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-23
Kailua, HI 96734, USA
no rights reserved
2024-10-12
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-03-23
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cladium mariscus. BISH 116887. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956320635. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/116887.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956320635 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026