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Luzula hawaiiensis
Hawai'i woodrush
As recorded: Luzula hawaiiensis var. hawaiiensis
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Juncaceae
- Collected by
- Herbst, D.R.; Harrison, B.Ben Harrison →Derral R. Herbst →
- Collector number
- 3044
- Date
- August 6, 1973
- Locality
- East Maui, Hana District, Hana Forest Reserve, NE of Pohaku Palaha
- Island
- Maui
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 20.7349, -156.1362 ± 705 m
- Elevation
- 2,316 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
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 6, 1973, Herbst, D.R.; Harrison, B. also collected 2 other specimens.
Still here: Luzula hawaiiensis observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1973. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 25 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, 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)
2026-07-31
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-31
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) denizs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-24
Kula, HI, US
(c) Avery Filer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-11-16
Haleakala, Haleakala National Park, Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) liam_salemink, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Luzula hawaiiensis. BISH 496494. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956674648. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/496494.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956674648 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026