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Schoenoplectus californicus
As recorded: Schoenoplectus californicus (C.A.Mey.) Soják
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Zimmerman, E.C.Harold St.John →Elwood Curtin Zimmerman →
- Collector number
- 16977
- Date
- September 4, 1934
- Locality
- Rimatara
- Island
- Rimatara
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 5 m
- Identified by
- Hayasaka, E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On September 4, 1934, St.John, H.; Zimmerman, E.C. also collected 1 other specimen.
Schoenoplectus californicus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,465 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Campana, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
(c) nataliapla, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-16
San Joaquin Marsh Reserve, Orange County, US-CA, US
(c) krutter17, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
Santa Cruz, CA, US
(c) Phoebe Barnes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-12
San Joaquin Marsh, Irvine, CA 92612, USA
(c) Steven Kurniawidjaja, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-10
Escobar, AR-BA, AR
(c) Felipe Horton, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-10-09
Channel Islands Rd, Goleta, CA, US
(c) Sarah-Mae Nelson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Schoenoplectus californicus. BISH 405557. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956502558. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/405557.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956502558 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026