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Carex alligata
As recorded: Carex alligata Boott
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 1378
- Date
- April 30, 1982
- Locality
- East Maui, Makawao Forest Reserve, Gorge Ridge Road
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8264, -156.2723 ± 820 m
- Elevation
- 914 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 April 30, 1982, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 9 other specimens.
Still here: Carex alligata observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2025-09-22.
2025-09-22
Hawaii, US
(c) zacpfeifer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-06
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-04-03
Hawaii, US
(c) Julien Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-08-22
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Spencer Len Pote, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2010-09-26
Waikamoi Preserve (PRIVATE by appt only with TNCH) Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Philip Thomas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex alligata. BISH 460018. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956583857. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/460018.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956583857 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026