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Luzula hawaiiensis
Hawai'i woodrush
As recorded: Luzula hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Juncaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1894.M
- Date
- March 8, 1920
- Locality
- S Haleakala, above Puu Pane
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.6571, -156.2503 ± 514 m
- Identified by
- Coffey, J.C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 8, 1920, Forbes, C.N. also collected 18 other specimens.
Still here: Luzula hawaiiensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1920. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 24 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, 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)

2026-07-31
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-07-31
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-12-24
Kula, HI, US
(c) Avery Filer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-11-16
Haleakala, Haleakala National Park, Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) liam_salemink, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Luzula hawaiiensis. BISH 120877. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956552773. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/120877.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956552773 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
