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Carex uncinata
Bastard Grass
As recorded: Uncinia uncinata (L.f.) Kük.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.
- Collector number
- 2239
- Date
- November 10, 1971
- Locality
- Kokee, Awaawapuhi Stream
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,189 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 November 10, 1971, Herbst, D.R. also collected 20 other specimens.
Aerobryopsis longissima
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Baldwiniella kealeensis
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Baldwiniella kealeensis
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Charpentiera obovata
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Ectropothecium decurrens
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Fissidens nothotaxifolius
Botany
Fissidens nothotaxifolius
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Gesneriaceae
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Hageniella micans
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Homaliodendron flabellatum
Botany
Macromitrium brevisetum
Botany
Pogonatum tahitense
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Pyrrhobryum spiniforme
Botany
Rumex obtusifolius
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Sciuro-hypnum plumosum
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Thuidium cymbifolium
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Touchardia oahuensis
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Touchardia oahuensis
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Vandenboschia davallioides
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Zygodon tetragonostomus
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Carex uncinata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-16.
2026-09-16
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-20
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-17
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Anders Hastings, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-12-30
Island of Hawaiʻi, Mountain View, HI, US
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex uncinata. BISH 402470. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956211764. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/402470.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956211764 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026