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Cyperus phleoides
As recorded: Cyperus phleoides var. phleoides
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 21947
- Date
- February 26, 1952
- Locality
- Maliku, near Paia
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 26, 1952, Degener, O. also collected 16 other specimens.
Artemisia australis
Botany
Artemisia australis
Botany
Asteraceae
Botany
Bidens hillebrandiana
Botany
Chenopodium oahuense
Botany
Chenopodium oahuense
Botany
Cyperus laevigatus
Botany
Cyperus laevigatus
Botany
Cyperus phleoides
Botany
Dodonaea viscosa
Botany
Euphorbia celastroides
Botany
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
Botany
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
Botany
Lysimachia mauritiana
Botany
Pilea peploides
Botany
Schiedea globosa
Botany
Cyperus phleoides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1952. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-09.
2026-05-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-04-23
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyperus phleoides. BISH 117129. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956551442. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/117129.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956551442 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026