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Luzula hawaiiensis
Hawai'i woodrush
As recorded: Luzula hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Juncaceae
- Collected by
- Christ, J.H.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- May 15, 1958
- Locality
- Kona, Keauhou 1
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,524 m
- Identified by
- Coffey, J.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 15, 1958, Christ, J.H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
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Asplenium densum
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Athyrium microphyllum
Botany
Briza minor
Botany
Bulbostylis capillaris
Botany
Centaurium erythraea
Botany
Cerastium holosteoides
Botany
Clermontia clermontioides
Botany
Coprosma montana
Botany
Delairea odorata
Botany
Digitaria violascens
Botany
Diplazium sandwichianum
Botany
Dryopteris wallichiana
Botany
Elaphoglossum crassifolium
Botany
Fimbristylis dichotoma
Botany
Hoiokula sandwicensis
Botany
Hoiokula sandwicensis
Botany
Isachne distichophylla
Botany
Lachnagrostis filiformis
Botany
Leptecophylla tameiameiae
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Metrosideros polymorpha
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Microlepia setosa
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Morelotia gahniiformis
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Myoporum sandwicense
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Luzula hawaiiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1958. 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 120846. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956397760. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/120846.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956397760 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026