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Oreobolus furcatus
Hawaii Island Sedge
As recorded: Oreobolus furcatus H.Mann
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Skottsberg, C.J.F.
- Collector number
- 753
- Date
- October 9, 1922
- Locality
- W Maui, Puu Kukui
- Island
- Maui
- 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 9, 1922, Skottsberg, C.J.F. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Anoectochilus sandvicensis
Botany
Bazzania sandvicensis
Botany
Breutelia arundinifolia
Botany
Campylopus schmidii
Botany
Campylopus schmidii
Botany
Carex montis-eeka
Botany
Clermontia grandiflora
Botany
Clermontia micrantha
Botany
Cuspidatula
Botany
Cyrtandra grayana
Botany
Dicranodontium porodictyon
Botany
Dicranum spirophyllum
Botany
Frullania apiculata
Botany
Geranium hillebrandii
Botany
Lobelia gloria-montis
Botany
Metrosideros polymorpha
Botany
Microschizaea robusta
Botany
Peperomia cookiana
Botany
Peperomia eekana
Botany
Peperomia macraeana
Botany
Plagiothecium draytonii
Botany
Polyscias oahuensis
Botany
Protolophozia perssoniana
Botany
Racomitrium lanuginosum
Botany
Oreobolus furcatus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1922. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 49 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-22.
2026-09-22
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Lily Stein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-28
Hanapepe, HI 96716, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-15
Hawaii, US
(c) Lily Stein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-24
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-03
Kauai County, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Oreobolus furcatus. BISH 117393. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956303630. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/117393.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956303630 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026