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Luzula hawaiiensis
As recorded: Luzula hawaiiensis var. glabrata (Hillebr.) O.Deg. & I.Deg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Juncaceae
- Collected by
- Nagata, K.M.
- Collector number
- 1256
- Date
- March 29, 1975
- Locality
- At end of jeep road, near Kawela intake. Roadside. Kawela Uka
- Island
- Molokaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,143 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 29, 1975, Nagata, K.M. also collected 12 other specimens.
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Dodonaea viscosa
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Dubautia scabra
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Fissidens elegans
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Kadua axillaris
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Limbella tricostata
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Plagiochila conduplicata
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Plagiochila deltoidea
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Scaevola procera
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Sematophyllum mundulum
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Thuidium cymbifolium
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Luzula hawaiiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1975. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 70 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-07
Mauna Kea Access Road, 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)
2026-08-01
Mauna Loa Observatory Road, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Mauna Loa Observatory Road, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Luzula hawaiiensis. BISH 408312. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956263243. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/408312.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956263243 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026