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Carex meyenii
As recorded: Carex meyenii Nees
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Fosberg, F.R.; St.John, H.F. Raymond Fosberg →Harold St.John →
- Collector number
- 2586
- Date
- February 8, 1941
- Locality
- Pupukea-Paumalu FR, Kaunala Gulch
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 366 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
Carex meyenii observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1941. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 32 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-23.
2026-04-23
Manoa Cliff Trail, Kailua, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-23
Manoa Cliff Trail, Kailua, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-04-23
Manoa Rd, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-02-05
Waialua, HI 96791, USA
(c) Caroline Wolfe-Merritt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-01-27
Haleiwa, HI 96712, USA
no rights reserved
2025-10-02
North Shore, Waialua, HI, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
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Cite this specimen
Carex meyenii. BISH 448313. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956495332. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/448313.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956495332 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026