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Luzula hawaiiensis
Hawai'i woodrush
As recorded: Luzula hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Juncaceae
- Collected by
- Degener, O.
- Collector number
- 10314
- Date
- July 4, 1927
- Locality
- N of Ulupalakua
- 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 July 4, 1927, Degener, O. also collected 20 other specimens.
Astelia menziesiana
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Bobea sandwicensis
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Carex subfusca
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Carex wahuensis
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Dianella sandwicensis
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Doryopteris decipiens
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Kadua affinis
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Korthalsella complanata
Botany
Melicope clusiifolia
Botany
Melicope clusiifolia
Botany
Melicope clusiifolia
Botany
Melicope clusiifolia
Botany
Melicope volcanica
Botany
Melicope volcanica
Botany
Melicope volcanica
Botany
Myoporum sandwicense
Botany
Physalis peruviana
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Polystichum haleakalense
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Polystichum hillebrandii
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Silene gallica
Botany
Luzula hawaiiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1927. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 70 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-07
Mauna Kea Access Road, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-03
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Mauna Loa Observatory Road, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Mauna Loa Observatory Road, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Luzula hawaiiensis. BISH 120835. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956390204. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/120835.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956390204 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026