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Rhynchospora caduca
anglestem beaksedge
As recorded: Rhynchospora caduca Elliott
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; Stemmermann, R.L.R.L. Stemmermann →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Collector number
- 4639
- Date
- November 16, 1982
- Locality
- Kaumana Substation; 1881 Lava Flow
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 320 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 November 16, 1982, Wagner, W.L.; Stemmermann, R.L. also collected 12 other specimens.
Rhynchospora caduca observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 70 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-27.
2026-09-27
Hawaii, US
(c) Kyle Klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Koolauloa, Hauula, HI, USA
(c) morgana-e, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-13
Honolulu County, US-HI, US
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-03
Wailuku, HI, US
(c) Spencer Boesdorfer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-25
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-22
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Daniel Ward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Rhynchospora caduca. BISH 443480. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956252543. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/443480.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956252543 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026