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Rhynchospora rugosa
Claybank Beak Sedge
As recorded: Rhynchospora rugosa subsp. lavarum (Gaudich.) T.Koyama
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Flynn, T.W.
- Collector number
- 589
- Date
- September 7, 1983
- Locality
- Wahiawa Bog
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 640 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
Collected the same day
On September 7, 1983, Flynn, T.W. also collected 5 other specimens.
Rhynchospora rugosa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1983. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2025-11-21.
2025-11-21
Kalihi Valley, Honolulu, HI 96819, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-07-02
Kalihi Valley, Honolulu, HI 96819, USA
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2025-05-19
Manana Ridge Trail, Aiea, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-01-25
Pearl City, HI 96782, USA
no rights reserved
2024-12-08
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2024-07-07
Nāpali Coast State Wilderness Park, Princeville, HI, US
(c) Melisa Clarke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Rhynchospora rugosa. BISH 473489. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956637554. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/473489.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956637554 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026