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Carex wahuensis

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Carex wahuensis

As recorded: Carex wahuensis subsp. rubiginosa (R.W.Krauss) T.Koyama

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae

Collected by: Henrickson, J.S.
Collector number: 4079
Date: August 6, 1969
Locality: 5 mi SE of Kilauea Crater, Chain of Craters Road
Island: Hawaiʻi Island
Region: Hawaii, United States
Elevation: 1,067 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

412 Bishop specimens of Carex wahuensis · collected 1851–2025Species page ›

Carex wahuensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1969. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 226 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

Carex wahuensis observed 2026-10-26

2026-10-26

Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US

(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Carex wahuensis observed 2026-09-29

2026-09-29

Kula, HI 96790, USA

(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Carex wahuensis observed 2026-09-11

2026-09-11

East Honolulu, HI, US

(c) ash253808, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Carex wahuensis observed 2026-08-11

2026-08-11

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Carex wahuensis observed 2026-08-10

2026-08-10

Lanai City

(c) seawolf26, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Carex wahuensis observed 2026-08-10

2026-08-10

Lanai City

(c) seawolf26, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Carex wahuensis. BISH 35780. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956207084. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/35780.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956207084 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026