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Carex alligata

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BISH 429296Botany

Carex alligata

As recorded: Carex alligata Boott

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae

Collected by: Harrison, B.
Collector number: 414
Date: August 13, 1973
Locality: East Maui, Hana District, Hana Forest Reserve, above N rim of Kipahulu
Island: Maui
Region: Hawaii, United States
Coordinates: 20.7279, -156.1002 ± 995 m
Elevation: 1,730 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

244 Bishop specimens of Carex alligata · collected 1864–2025Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Carex alligata observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-09-22.

Carex alligata observed 2025-09-22

2025-09-22

Hawaii, US

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

Carex alligata observed 2025-04-06

2025-04-06

Hawaii, US

(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Carex alligata observed 2025-04-03

2025-04-03

Hawaii, US

(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Carex alligata observed 2023-04-28

2023-04-28

Hāna Forest Reserve, Hana, HI, US

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

Carex alligata observed 2010-09-26

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 429296. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956491501. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/429296.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956491501 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026