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Fimbristylis dichotoma
Common Fringe-rush
As recorded: Fimbristylis dichotoma (L.) Vahl
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 418
- Date
- August 15, 1966
- Locality
- Drive about 200 m. down Hilina Pali Road from intersection with Chain of Craters Road. Plant was about 20 m. west (right side) of road (plot 1)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- 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 August 15, 1966, Newell, C.L. also collected 23 other specimens.
Bulbostylis capillaris
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Digitaria violascens
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Dubautia ciliolata
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Dubautia ciliolata
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Erigeron canadensis
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Erigeron canadensis
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Erigeron canadensis
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Erigeron canadensis
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Festuca myuros
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Fimbristylis dichotoma
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Gamochaeta purpurea
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Gamochaeta purpurea
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Luzula hawaiiensis
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Melinis repens
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Polypodium pellucidum
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Psilotum nudum
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Santalum paniculatum
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Setaria parviflora
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Sonchus oleraceus
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Sporobolus africanus
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Youngia japonica
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Youngia japonica
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Youngia japonica
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Fimbristylis dichotoma observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 104 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-21.
2026-10-21
Haleakalā National Park, Hana, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved
2026-10-16
Ala Onaona St, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-05
Farrington Hwy E, Waipahu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-27
Tantalus Dr, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) Julien Carley-Windeler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Fimbristylis dichotoma. BISH 20945. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956692004. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/20945.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956692004 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026