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Carex uncinata
Bastard Grass
As recorded: Uncinia uncinata (L.f.) Kük.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Hosaka, E.Y.
- Collector number
- 1509
- Date
- August 20, 1936
- Locality
- S Kona, Keokea
- 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 August 20, 1936, Hosaka, E.Y. also collected 5 other specimens.
Carex uncinata observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1936. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 22 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-16.
2026-09-16
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-20
Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-06
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-05-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-17
Hawaii County, HI, USA
(c) Anders Hastings, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-12-30
Island of Hawaiʻi, Mountain View, HI, US
(c) Stephanie Lyon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex uncinata. BISH 447464. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956655699. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/447464.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956655699 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026