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Carex alligata
As recorded: Carex alligata Boott
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Gustafson, R.
- Collector number
- 2391
- Date
- July 21, 1981
- Locality
- S. Hilo, Waiakea FR power line road, pole 27, ~2 mi S of jct. with Saddle Rd.
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 1,615 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
Collected the same day
On July 21, 1981, Gustafson, R. also collected 7 other specimens.
Carex alligata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 70 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-04.
2026-10-04
Kamuela, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-22
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Lily Stein, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-20
Hawaii, US
(c) Andre Golumbeski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-22
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-12
Puu Oo Trail, Hilo, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex alligata. BISH 432083. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956531664. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/432083.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956531664 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026