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Carex capillacea

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Carex capillacea

As recorded: Carex capillacea Boott

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae

Collected by: van Royen, P.
Collector number: 11249
Date: June 27, 1976
Locality: Mt. Giluwe, track to Mt. Dekwak
Island: New Guinea
Region: Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea
Elevation: 4,000 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

14 Bishop specimens of Carex capillacea · collected 1963–1978Species page ›

Carex capillacea observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1976. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 71 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-04-04.

Carex capillacea observed 2026-04-04

2026-04-04

Magee, MS 39111, USA

(c) Dakota Parish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Carex capillacea observed 2026-04-03

2026-04-03

Florida, US

(c) Tom Groves, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Carex capillacea observed 2026-03-29

2026-03-29

United States

(c) Wayne Fidler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Carex capillacea observed 2026-01-20

2026-01-20

Central Highlands, AU-TS, AU

(c) Phil Collier, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Carex capillacea observed 2025-06-22

2025-06-22

Alfred, ON K0B 1A0, Canada

(c) Erica Barkley, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Carex capillacea observed 2025-06-11

2025-06-11

Connetquot River State Park Preserve, Bohemia, NY, US

(c) Matthew Sirotkin, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Carex capillacea. BISH 455665. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956278999. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/455665.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956278999 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026