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BISH 20597Botany
Carex wahuensis
As recorded: Carex wahuensis subsp. rubiginosa (R.W.Krauss) T.Koyama
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 72
- Date
- July 18, 1966
- Locality
- Drive to end of Mauna Loa Strip Road (about 10 miles). Walk about 0.5 miles up Mauna Loa Summit Trail, just before fence with gate. Plant was about 20 meters to left of trail; a small lava tube at left of trail. (plot 17)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 2,030 m
- 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 18, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 19 other specimens.
Cite this specimen
Carex wahuensis. BISH 20597. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956190728. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/20597.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956190728 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
