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Carex wahuensis
Oahu Sedge
As recorded: Carex wahuensis subsp. wahuensis
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.
- Collector number
- 13552
- Date
- January 24, 1937
- Locality
- Kailua, NW of Ulumawao
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3859, -157.7791 ± 289 m
- Elevation
- 130 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 January 24, 1937, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 8 other specimens.
Still here: Carex wahuensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1937. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 81 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-11.
2026-09-11
East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) ash253808, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-24
Hawaii, US
(c) atcgnyc, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-06-17
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2026-05-13
Waahila Ridge Trail, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) elliaborba, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-09
Kuliouou - Kalani Iki, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-05-02
Hawaii, US
(c) Neal Kelso, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex wahuensis. BISH 443730. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956263003. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/443730.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956263003 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026