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Carex wahuensis
Oahu Sedge
As recorded: Carex wahuensis subsp. wahuensis
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Forbes, C.N.
- Collector number
- 1471 O
- Date
- March 15, 1910
- Locality
- Lanihuli trail
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 March 15, 1910, Forbes, C.N. also collected 11 other specimens.
Carex wahuensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1910. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 226 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-29
Kula, HI 96790, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-11
East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) ash253808, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-11
Hawaii County, US-HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-10
Lanai City
(c) seawolf26, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-10
Lanai City
(c) seawolf26, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Carex wahuensis. BISH 451845. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956416299. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/451845.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956416299 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026