BISH 424109Botany

Eleocharis geniculata

Canada Spikesedge

As recorded: Eleocharis geniculata (L.) Roem. & Schult.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae

Collected by: St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S.R.S. Cowan →Harold St.John →
Collector number: 21939
Date: September 3, 1946
Locality: Meijit Island
Island: Mejit Atoll
Region: Marshall Islands
Record type: Preserved specimen

146 Bishop specimens of Eleocharis geniculata · collected 1903–2025Species page ›

Collected the same day

On September 3, 1946, St.John, H.; Cowan, R.S. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Eleocharis geniculata observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1946. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 742 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.

2026-10-27

Naples

(c) cicee, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-26

La Paz, MX-BS, MX

(c) jrebman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10

Fulton, TX, USA

(c) Ben Horstmann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10

Taitung, TW-TA, TW

(c) Casper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-09

Loreto, B.C.S., México

(c) Sula Vanderplank, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-10-09

23887 B.C.S., México

(c) Jennifer Ruelas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Eleocharis geniculata. BISH 424109. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956454722. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/424109.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956454722 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026