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Schoenoplectus californicus
California bulrush
As recorded: Schoenoplectus californicus (C.A.Mey.) Soják
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Stemmermann, R.L.
- Collector number
- 6750
- Date
- March 22, 1981
- Locality
- Kahului, Kanaha Pond
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.8911, -156.4555 ± 697 m
- Identified by
- Hayasaka, E.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On March 22, 1981, Stemmermann, R.L. also collected 3 other specimens.
Still here: Schoenoplectus californicus observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1981. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2019-04-29.

2019-04-29
Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, Maalaea, HI, US
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2019-03-22
Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge, Maalaea, HI, US
no rights reserved

2016-11-29
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Riley Pollom, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Schoenoplectus californicus. BISH 487219. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956495919. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/487219.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956495919 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
