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Carex wahuensis

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BISH 413052Botany

Carex wahuensis

Oahu Sedge

As recorded: Carex wahuensis subsp. wahuensis

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Wilbur, R.L.Harold St.John →R.L. Wilbur →
Collector number: 23291
Date: February 6, 1948
Locality: NE ridge, Olokui, Wailau
Island: Molokaʻi
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 21.1610, -156.8419 ± 1,192 m
Elevation: 549 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 ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Carex wahuensis observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1948. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2004-02-05.

Carex wahuensis observed 2004-02-05

2004-02-05

Molokai, Hawaii, USA

(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Carex wahuensis. BISH 413052. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956447122. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/413052.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956447122 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026