Luzula hawaiiensis
Hawai'i woodrush
As recorded: Luzula hawaiiensis var. oahuensis (O.Deg. & Fosberg) O.Deg. & I.Deg.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Juncaceae
- Collected by
- St.John, H.
- Collector number
- 14023
- Date
- January 7, 1934
- Locality
- Waianae Mts
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Elevation
- 823 m
- Identified by
- Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On January 7, 1934, St.John, H. also collected 24+ other specimens.
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Antidesma platyphyllum
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Artemisia australis
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Asplenium aethiopicum
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Asplenium macraei
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Astelia menziesiana
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Bidens torta
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Bidens torta
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Carex meyenii
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Carex wahuensis
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Carex wahuensis
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Ceodes umbellifera
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Cibotium chamissoi
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Clermontia oblongifolia
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Coprosma foliosa
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Coprosma foliosa
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Coprosma foliosa
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Coprosma longifolia
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Cyperus hillebrandii
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Cyperus hillebrandii
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Cyperus hypochlorus
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Cyperus sandwicensis
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Cyrtandra garnotiana
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Luzula hawaiiensis observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1934. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 71 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-23.
2026-10-23
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-20
Haleakalā National Park, Kula, HI, US
(c) ka_y_ak, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-07
Mauna Kea Access Road, Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-03
Honokaa, HI, US
(c) Kellen Apuna, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Mauna Loa Observatory Road, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-08-01
Mauna Loa Observatory Road, Holualoa, HI, US
(c) Jason Flor Flores, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Luzula hawaiiensis. BISH 488417. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956447574. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/488417.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956447574 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026