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Cladium mariscus
Swamp Sawgrass
As recorded: Cladium jamaicense Crantz
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Hobdy, R.W.
- Collector number
- 2259
- Date
- January 26, 1985
- Locality
- North Kona coast, Luahinewai along waters edge
- Island
- Hawaiʻi Island
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- 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 January 26, 1985, Hobdy, R.W. also collected 2 other specimens.
Cladium mariscus observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 10 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-14.
2026-09-14
Kailua, HI, US
(c) Ean Schiffman, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-19
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-08-23
Kailua, HI 96734, USA
no rights reserved
2024-10-12
Palolo, Honolulu, HI, USA
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-10-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2024-03-23
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) Susan Fawcett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cladium mariscus. BISH 491015. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956343755. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/491015.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956343755 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026