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Carex subfusca
As recorded: Carex subfusca W.Boott
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Newell, C.L.
- Collector number
- 970
- Date
- June 23, 1967
- Locality
- Located on the Mauna Loa Strip Road about 2.2 miles from intersection with Kona-Hilo Highway; or up Mauna Loa Strip Road about 200 meters from parking circle at Kipuka Puaulu. Plant was about 30 meters 20° north of road. (plot 19)
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,190 m
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 23, 1967, Newell, C.L. also collected 8 other specimens.
Carex subfusca observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1967. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-30.
2026-08-30
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-10
Skyline Rd, 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)
2026-07-17
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-07-29
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) James Bailey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-12-07
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) Brayden Pollvogt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex subfusca. BISH 21502. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956544062. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/21502.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956544062 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026