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Luzula hawaiiensis
Hawai'i woodrush
As recorded: Luzula hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Juncaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.; Baker, R.J.; Coulter, J.W.; Fosberg, F.R.; Yuncker, T.G.R.J. Baker →J.W. Coulter →F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →Truman George Yuncker →
- Collector number
- 12342
- Date
- December 20, 1932
- Locality
- Head of Waikolu Valley
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,067 m
- Identified by
- Imada, C.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On December 20, 1932, St.John, H.; Baker, R.J.; Coulter, J.W.; Fosberg, F.R.; Yuncker, T.G. also collected 14 other specimens.
Anthoxanthum odoratum
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Briza minor
Botany
Coprosma pubens
Botany
Dicranopteris linearis
Botany
Elaphoglossum paleaceum
Botany
Hydrocotyle verticillata
Botany
Ilex anomala
Botany
Metrosideros waialealae
Botany
Odontosoria chinensis
Botany
Paspalum conjugatum
Botany
Paspalum scrobiculatum
Botany
Sadleria cyatheoides
Botany
Vaccinium dentatum
Botany
Wikstroemia oahuensis
Botany
Luzula hawaiiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1932. 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 410111. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956587349. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/410111.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956587349 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026