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Carex alligata
As recorded: Carex alligata Boott
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Harrison, B.; Herbst, D.R.Ben Harrison →Derral R. Herbst →
- Collector number
- 2556
- Date
- July 21, 1972
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana District, N Waihoi valley
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7184, -156.0462 ± 367 m
- Elevation
- 732 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On July 21, 1972, Harrison, B.; Herbst, D.R. also collected 18 other specimens.
Amauropelta globulifera
Botany
Clermontia arborescens
Botany
Deschampsia nubigena
Botany
Eragrostis grandis
Botany
Garnotia stricta
Botany
Geniostoma hedyosmifolium
Botany
Lythrum maritimum
Botany
Menisciopsis cyatheoides
Botany
Nertera granadensis
Botany
Paspalum scrobiculatum
Botany
Peperomia ligustrina
Botany
Peperomia remyi
Botany
Perrottetia sandwicensis
Botany
Pilea peploides
Botany
Pittosporum glabrum
Botany
Polypodium pellucidum
Botany
Sacciolepis indica
Botany
Vaccinium dentatum
Botany
Still here: Carex alligata observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1972. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-09-22.
2025-09-22
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2023-04-28
Hāna Forest Reserve, Hana, HI, US
(c) askrenm, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2010-09-26
Waikamoi Preserve (PRIVATE by appt only with TNCH) Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Philip Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex alligata. BISH 428491. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956562751. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/428491.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956562751 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026