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Cyperus phleoides
As recorded: Cyperus phleoides var. phleoides
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Poales › Cyperaceae
- Collected by
- Wagner, W.L.; Takeuchi, W.; Imada, C.C.T. Imada →Wayne N. Takeuchi →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Collector number
- 6044
- Date
- April 9, 1988
- Locality
- Camp 10 Road, just past Waineke Swamp
- Island
- Kauaʻi
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- (Nom. rev.) Kennedy, B.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 9, 1988, Wagner, W.L.; Takeuchi, W.; Imada, C. also collected 11 other specimens.
Cyperus phleoides observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1988. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-05-09.

2026-05-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-04-12
Hawaii, US
(c) Hubert Szczygieł, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-22
Hawaii, US
(c) Brendan Stogner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Mike Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-03-09
Hawaii, US
(c) Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-04-23
Hawaii, US
(c) Andrew Evans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Cyperus phleoides. BISH 529854. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956322408. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/529854.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956322408 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
