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Cyperus polystachyos
Bunchy flat-sedge
As recorded: Cyperus polystachyos Rottb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Long, C.R.
- Collector number
- 1821
- Date
- June 9, 1964
- Locality
- Washington Island
- Island
- Washington (=Teraina)
- Region
- Kiribati
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On June 9, 1964, Long, C.R. also collected 13 other specimens.
Acaciella glauca
Botany
Basidiomycota
Botany
Canavalia cathartica
Botany
Cyanthillium cinereum
Botany
Cyperus polystachyos
Botany
Lepturus repens
Botany
Lepturus repens
Botany
Ludwigia erecta
Botany
Morinda citrifolia
Botany
Pipturus hubertii
Botany
Spermacoce remota
Botany
Spermacoce remota
Botany
Triumfetta procumbens
Botany
Cyperus polystachyos observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1964. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 4,160 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.
2026-10-26
Davie, FL, US
(c) Ryan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
NW 170th St, Hialeah, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Crater Rim Trail, Pahoa, HI, US
(c) Lucy Breda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Florida, US
(c) V. Crouton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
2026-10-22
Saint Cloud, FL, US
(c) reputablefish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-18
SR-520 W, Christmas, FL, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyperus polystachyos. BISH 51353. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956606809. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/51353.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956606809 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026