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Carex
true sedges
As recorded: Carex L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Sohmer, S.H.
- Collector number
- 11957
- Date
- February 9, 1985
- Locality
- Baguio, Mt. Santo Thomas
- Island
- Luzon
- Region
- Benguet, Philippines
- Identified by
- St.John, H.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On February 9, 1985, Sohmer, S.H. also collected 12 other specimens.
Carex observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1985. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 16,751 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.

2026-10-15
Cochise, AZ, US
(c) Steven Kistler, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-13
Santo António de Nordestinho, Portugal
(c) Carlos Picanço, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Quijos, Ecuador
(c) David Torres, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-11
Metropolitan District of Quito, Ecuador
(c) David Torres, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-10
Bolognesi, PE-AN, PE
no rights reserved

2026-10-10
Escobar, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
(c) Felipe Horton, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Carex. BISH 492396. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956249588. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/492396.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956249588 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
