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Eleocharis obtusa
Blunt Spikerush
As recorded: Eleocharis obtusa (Willd.) Schult.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Skottsberg, C.J.F.
- Collector number
- 3081
- Date
- August 22, 1938
- Locality
- Waimea, Waialae stream near ranger station
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- 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 August 22, 1938, Skottsberg, C.J.F. also collected 2 other specimens.
Eleocharis obtusa observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1938. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-07-09.
2026-07-09
Kilauea, HI 96754, USA
(c) Curtis Mahon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-05-30
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2024-03-25
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2005-05-03
Maui County, HI, USA
(c) Kenneth R. Wood (NTBG), some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Eleocharis obtusa. BISH 508291. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956560721. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/508291.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956560721 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026