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Carex wahuensis
Oahu Sedge
As recorded: Carex wahuensis subsp. wahuensis
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 1731
- Date
- January 21, 1983
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana District, Auwahi
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.6261, -156.3305 ± 1,262 m
- Elevation
- 732 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 21, 1983, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 4 other specimens.
Still here: Carex wahuensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, 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)
2025-10-15
Wailea, HI, US
(c) grammydeb4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-09
Hosmer Nature Trail, Kula, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-18
Hawaii, US
(c) Jory Teltser, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-20
Hosmer Nature Trail, Kula, HI, US
(c) jordan loftin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex wahuensis. BISH 452955. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956514560. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/452955.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956514560 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026