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Fimbristylis cymosa
Hurricanegrass
As recorded: Fimbristylis cymosa subsp. umbellatocapitata (Hillebr.) T.Koyama
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 9951
- Date
- October 27, 1929
- Locality
- Turf in sand above beach at Kailua
- Island
- Oʻahu
- 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 October 27, 1929, St.John, H. also collected 7 other specimens.
Fimbristylis cymosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1929. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 233 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Waimanalo, HI 96795, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-16
Lāʻie, HI, US
(c) dude_mala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
Hawaii, US
(c) ashoki, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-04
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Fimbristylis cymosa. BISH 117224. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956538220. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/117224.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956538220 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026